Share deal or asset deal: What are the differences?
Once the decision to sell has been made by the entrepreneur or the shareholders and has taken place, the actual sales process can begin. A non-trivial question is what specifically is to be sold. Is the entire company for sale? Is it only the business operations or are even only parts of it? Are rights …
For initial meaningful information about the company for sale, an exposé is common. How should an exposé be structured, what information should it contain, and what scope should it have? What information should it deliberately not contain? Highlight the advantages of your company in the exposé. Often you take qualities for granted that you don’t …
Candidate Search and Selection
The and are concrete implementation steps.
If you have , your is filled with meaningful information, you have clarified in which form you want to sell your company, in the form of a and a meaningful, attractive and reviewed on your company is available, the search for potential buyers can begin. For this phase at the latest, it is advisable to …
The next step for the potential buyers included in this longlist is to assess their serious interest, their respectability and their basic ability and willingness to pay. This can be done by a combined confidentiality and solvency statement. On the basis of initial indicators, it is already possible to assess which interested parties have serious …
Buying a company: How to successfully take over a company
Motives for a company acquisition Both companies and managers may be motivated to acquire a company or business operation in order to continue running the entity on their own. The may well differ from the . Procedure of a company purchase Managers who acquire business shares in another company carry out a management buyin. If …
Buying motives – what do companies look for?
Companies may be financially, strategically and/or operationally interested in acquiring a company. Financially motivated company buyers are interested in a financial investment. Their search will be based on which companies currently fit well into their portfolio. Criteria include the size of the company, the magnitude of the financial commitment required to acquire shares, the industry, …
When the manager searches: Buying motives
Managers who have gained experience in their careers as employed executives may be interested in self-employment. Some managers are looking for opportunities from a secure position to acquire a stake in a company to which they can contribute their skills and capacity and which they can continue to run on their own. The scale depends …
This is how the balance of interests works
In many countries, a reconsiliation of interests is a proven instrument for restructuring. In the reconciliation of interests, the company management agrees with the works council which measures for staff reduction are to be implemented, to what extent, at what time and in what form. It is particularly important to agree on the criteria to …
Social plan: Protection for employees
In many countries, a social plan is a proven instrument for personnel restructuring. A social plan is intended to protect employees whose jobs are to be eliminated in connection with a change in operations. In the social plan, which is legally regarded as a works agreement, compensation claims for these employees are agreed between the …