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Baker Pacific Blog: Selling a Company During Tough Times – Part 2, The Deal
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Selling a Company During Tough Times Part 2, The Deal. Proactively selling a company during this difficult economic environment is a delicate operation. How does one pursue the sale of a company without appearing desperate? Below) covered what to do differently in locating and engaging with potential acquirers. This one will touch on how to handle the deal execution phase differently during tough times. 1 My opinion on valuations. Of course, this is a...
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Baker Pacific Blog: Four Important Things to Know Before You Sell Your Company
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Wednesday, August 29, 2007. Four Important Things to Know Before You Sell Your Company. The idea of selling your company, receiving a huge payment, and then relaxing on a quiet beach sounds very attractive what’s not to like? However, it’s important to know what to expect before making the decision to sell. Here are a few of the basics to be prepared for when contemplating selling your company:. 2 Get expert assistance. 3 Dedicate enough time. Posted by David Shanberg at 4:30 PM.
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Baker Pacific Blog: Selling a Company During Tough Times – Part 1, The Search
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Friday, December 05, 2008. Selling a Company During Tough Times Part 1, The Search. Proactively selling a company during this difficult economic environment is a delicate operation. How does one pursue the sale of a company without appearing desperate? This article will cover a few tips on what to do differently in locating and engaging with potential acquirers. A subsequent article will touch on how to handle the deal execution phase differently during tough times. Spend extra...
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Baker Pacific Blog: Due Diligence in Reverse
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Friday, June 06, 2008. Due Diligence in Reverse. Companies in the midst of being acquired expect the potential acquirer to perform a thorough due diligence review. But what level of due diligence on the acquirer, or reverse due diligence, should they demand? There are several aspects this question. First, for the investors / shareholders, does the health of the acquirer affect the consideration received? Stock as consideration, large public company as acquirer. The Most Importa...
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Baker Pacific Blog: Should We Make That Strategic Investment?
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Sunday, September 30, 2007. Should We Make That Strategic Investment? As a large technology company, is investing in a smaller commercial partner a great opportunity strategically and financially, or is it a distraction and a waste of resources? In evaluating the pros and cons of such a transaction to the strategic investor, there are several factors that weigh on each side of the decision. The benefits to the strategic investor are:. Financially, the investment allows the stra...
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Baker Pacific Blog: Who Can I Trust on This M&A Deal?
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Who Can I Trust on This M&A Deal? In a recent segment of the Wall Street Journal’s Deal Journal Video: The Dark Arts of Investment Banking. Evan Newmark remarks, for the people involved, the incentives are almost always to get the deal done. This captures a well-known problem in dealmaking, but what is the solution? Impartial advice on a contemplated M&A deal. Who can be trusted, and how should the opinions received be filtered? Other internal executives...
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Baker Pacific Blog: The Optimal Size Acquisition
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Friday, July 01, 2011. The Optimal Size Acquisition. Is there an optimal size acquisition, either on an absolute basis or relative to the size of the acquirer? In a recent article from the McKinsey Quarterly, Growing through deals: A reality check. What is more difficult to determine, especially quantitatively, is the optimal size of an individual transaction (as opposed to the aggregate of multiple deals). Based on my experience, an acquirer should look for targets between...
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Baker Pacific Blog: The Most Important Question in Mergers & Acquisitions
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Wednesday, February 28, 2007. The Most Important Question in Mergers and Acquisitions. An acquisition is obviously a very involved process, involving strategic considerations and numerous qualitative and quantitative criteria. The importance of being thoughtful, thorough, analytical, and prepared cannot be overstated. However, it’s frequently helpful to take a step back during the acquisition process to ask:. What am I buying? Fixed assets or property. In addition, the answer s...
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Baker Pacific Blog: Which Comes First, the M&A Strategy or the M&A Execution?
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Tuesday, June 05, 2007. Which Comes First, the M&A Strategy or the M&A Execution? The obvious answer to this is that M&A strategy comes first, and M&A execution follows the strategy. I agree with this as the ideal and preferred method for determining acquisitions, but I’d argue that there is actually room for the reverse as well, with proper discipline. Clearly, the textbook order of progression is:. 3 M&A screening and targeting. There is a level of discipline required in doin...
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Baker Pacific Blog: Planning Ahead to be Acquired
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Google Webmaster Tools */. Monday, May 14, 2007. Planning Ahead to be Acquired. In Mergers and Acquisitions, a logical corollary to the acquiring company asking itself What am I buying? Is the selling company asking itself:. What am I selling? A company should be run as an ongoing business, not with the express purpose of an exit. However, there are measures that can be taken to increase the odds of eventually being acquired. A list of possibilities, outlined previously. Fixed assets or property. Mergers...
