Start-up financing: Capital for the launch
A business start-up must be financed. As a rule, founders cannot finance a start-up project entirely themselves. They need support with financing. In principle, there is the possibility of financing through equity capital and the possibility of loan capital. Equity capital can be procured if you share the business shares with business partners who also …
Business Plan for a startup
As a , you should write a business plan, whether or not you need third-party financing. A well thought-through helps you to better understand the key levers of your future business, to identify risks and to make up your mind how you would cope with appearing risks. In start-ups, financiers usually ask for a meaningful …
Starting a business – 5 important basic questions
To start a business, you should ask yourself the following questions: Managers who come from larger companies and start a business or buy a small, affordable company will not find the usual foundations in the organization. They will have to do a lot of things themselves and therefore may not be able to leverage their …
Starting a business: how to make it work
Are you considering starting your own business? There are many good reasons to start a business. What are the different ways of starting a business? Usually, founders start with a business idea that they want to implement commercially. They think of a suitable company name, register their business and start from scratch with the development …
Closing – an important step
After the of the transaction contract, the transfer and assumption of entrepreneurial responsibility takes place, i. e. the actual transaction (closing).
Warranties – important part of the contract
Guarantees are usually included in the contract design. These guarantees result from the process. In the due diligence phase, the seller makes statements about the completeness of contract listings, contaminated sites in the soil, legal disputes, etc. The seller is liable for these statements, which are set down in writing. In order to be able …
Purchase Price Negotiations and Signing
After the prospective buyers have performed , the actual sales negotiation begins. The seller received non-binding, orientative offers from the interested parties, which are now validated against the background of the results of the due diligence. Prospective buyers will try to close the deal, pushing through as many discounts as possible from their initial offer …
Sales negotiation and transaction
The negotiation phase Once mediation between prospective buyers and prospective sellers has been initiated and there is mutual interest in pursuing the transaction process further, the will begin at some point. All the results of the negotiations are gradually incorporated into a draft transaction contract. The contract also defines the handover date. The seller’s commitments …
Due Diligence process: What you need to know
As a seller, do not get involved in exclusive time windows if possible. Many professional company buyers, especially private equity companies, have learned from investment banks and try to shake off other bidders during an exclusive phase, which is then often extended, in order to then drastically reduce the offer price, allegedly based on findings …
Focus on the environment: Site Due Diligence
In a site due diligence process, prospective buyers systematically check all facts related to commercial real estate. Site due diligence deals with legal, tax, technical and environmental aspects. In the site due diligence process, the seller must first prove ownership by means of purchase contracts and currently certified land register excerpts with a site plan …