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Financing Acquisitions: Keys to Structuring the Deal And Obtaining The Funding

YoungUpstarts

Think of financing an acquisition as an exercise with two parts that work in concert: 1) structuring a desired deal with a suitable target and 2) obtaining the funding. Structuring the Desired Deal. Structure the deal so that the acquisition works by simply continuing the performance of the businesses “as-is.”

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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

Typically, when a financial investment plan appears to be legally sound and beneficially appealing, the deal accounts for a total of 50% of the predicted return on investment. Once a financial investment plan has been pitched, presented and approved, how can an investor make sure the ROI predictions are as close to accurate as possible?

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5 Risks Of Buying A Business And Profiting Off The Opportunities They Create

YoungUpstarts

Since every reward comes with risk, I have put together the top 3 risks I see first-time small business buyers face, the profitable opportunities they present, and the diligence to find these opportunities. The opportunity: Use this as a negotiating point when bargaining for the deal. Risk 1: The business owner IS the business.

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Keep Term Sheets Simple for Quicker Cash to Spend

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s true that Angel investors typically do not present entrepreneurs with overly complicated deal structures, especially when compared to venture capitalists. These “IV drip” financings may reduce risk for investors, but put more pressure on founders. But due diligence and paperwork take time, and can change everything.

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A Primer on Angel Investment ‘Simple Term Sheets’

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s true that angel investors typically do not present entrepreneurs with overly complicated deal structures, especially when compared to venture capitalists. These “IV drip” financings may reduce risk for investors, but put more pressure on founders. But due diligence and paperwork take time, and can change everything.

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Keep Term Sheets Simple for Quicker Cash to Spend

Gust

It’s true that angel investors typically do not present entrepreneurs with overly complicated deal structures, especially when compared to venture capitalists. These “IV drip” financings may reduce risk for investors, but put more pressure on founders. Due diligence and paperwork take time, and can change everything.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

The CLTV is the net present value of the recurring profit streams of a given customer less the acquisition cost. Together, CMRR, Cashflow, Churn, CAC, and CLTV make up the “5 C’s of SaaS Finance. Yahoo Finance. A profitable business will have a positive CLTV. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law #3. Justin Label.