If you are considering selling your company, it is important to understand the few ways that this can occur. Maybe you wish to fully sell or perhaps you would like to continue owning a certain number of shares to stay connected to your business. Whatever route you are leaning toward, it is a good idea to discuss your options with a business lawyer to have a full grasp of the pros and cons of each sale type. At Shakfeh Law LLC, our business attorney is prepared to help you with every step of the sale process, starting with explaining the legal terms and options surrounding business acquisitions.
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As a business owner, you may have a team to help you understand the complexities of business law. Before comparing asset and stock sales, you should first have an understanding of the terms being used. The term “business acquisition” refers to when one company purchases a company in order to fulfill particular strategic goals related to revenues, market share, product or service offerings, or competition. With stock sales, the purchasing party is given shares of the business. Once the buyer holds all of the target shares, the buyer has control of the business by becoming its owner. In an asset sale, the purchasing party is given assets. Once the buyer has all of the company’s assets, it controls the business since he or she holds everything that made the seller’s equity worth something such as intellectual
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