The Serious Buyer
A serious buyer should have the answers to the following questions: Why are you considering the purchase of a business at this time? What is your time-frame to find a suitable business? Are you open-minded about different opportunities, or are you looking for a specific business? Have you set aside an amount of capital that you are willing to invest? Do you really want to be in business for yourself. Are you currently employed or unemployed? Are you the decision maker or a...
A serious buyer should have the answers to the following questions: Why are you considering the purchase of a business at this time? What is your time-frame to find a suitable business? Are you open-minded about different opportunities, or are you looking for a specific business? Have you set aside an amount of capital that you are willing to invest? Do you really want to be in business for yourself. Are you currently employed or unemployed? Are you the decision maker or a...
Key Factors to a Successful Closing
Experienced intermediaries list several key factors from the buyer’s side, most of which are necessary for a successful closing. Sufficient financial resources to complete the deal as specified. Sufficient staff to run the business and to continue working on an acquisition at the same time. Realistic approach to the type, size, and geographic location of target companies. The willingness to pay for acquisitions and, if necessary, to pay all-cash. The willingness to go six to...
Experienced intermediaries list several key factors from the buyer’s side, most of which are necessary for a successful closing. Sufficient financial resources to complete the deal as specified. Sufficient staff to run the business and to continue working on an acquisition at the same time. Realistic approach to the type, size, and geographic location of target companies. The willingness to pay for acquisitions and, if necessary, to pay all-cash. The willingness to go six to...
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You Scream, I Scream...For a New Career In business school, owning my own business really was not on my radar. I wasn't against it, but some people in B-school are totally focused on the idea: "I will own my own business at some point," they say. That wasn't me. In the summer between business-school years, I met Minoo Taheri, and later we ended up in the same training class of the private banking division at JP Morgan. Within the first year, we started joking about owning a b...
You Scream, I Scream...For a New Career In business school, owning my own business really was not on my radar. I wasn't against it, but some people in B-school are totally focused on the idea: "I will own my own business at some point," they say. That wasn't me. In the summer between business-school years, I met Minoo Taheri, and later we ended up in the same training class of the private banking division at JP Morgan. Within the first year, we started joking about owning a b...