Funding Your New York or New Jersey Business: What Do Venture Capitalist...
For many New York or New Jersey businesses, it all starts out with a great idea. However, in order to turn that idea into a successful business, you will often need to attract investors. Venture...
View ArticleNew Survey Suggests Seller Financing Often a Must in Tight Credit Market
In today’s tighter credit market, business buyers are increasingly turning to sellers for financing. In fact, it is often a “must” to get a deal done. A recent survey of business brokers by...
View ArticleUse an Earn-Out Provision to Bridge The Difference In a New Jersey Business Sale
Sellers usually value their New Jersey businesses higher than the Buyer can reasonably pay up front and unconditionally, because the Buyer has less familiarity with the minute details and unseen...
View ArticleWill Getco Get Green Light From Knight Capital Shareholders?
If Getco LLC can secure approval from Knight Capital Group shareholders, the newly formed entity would be a dominating force on the U.S. stock exchange. It would also be quite a reversal for Knight...
View ArticleAre Some Mergers More Prone to Government Scrutiny?
All mergers are not created equal, at least according to the Federal Trade Commission. The agency recently released a report on its merger investigations from fiscal years 1996 through 2011. The FTC...
View ArticleIs It Time to Sell Your New York or New Jersey Business?
For business sellers who have been waiting until the economy turns around, it may finally be time to pull the trigger. With profits up and the economy improving, both banks and buyers are coming back...
View ArticleDon’t Have Steve Ballmer’s Money? How to Avoid Overpaying When Buying a Business
Experts largely agree that Steve Ballmer overpaid for the Los Angeles Clippers. The former Microsoft executive paid a record $2 billion for the franchise. By comparison, the Milwaukee Bucks sold for...
View ArticleFamily Owned Business & What To Do About Succession
We have seen a number of instances where some of the children of business owners are involved in the running of the family business, while other children have either chosen to work elsewhere or were...
View ArticleMerger and Acquisition Litigation Trends
A new study on merger and acquisition (M&A) litigation in 2014 reveals several significant trends. Most notably, the majority of all lawsuits were filed in one jurisdiction, suggesting that...
View ArticleAcquisition Frenzy Continue in Pharmaceutical Industry
Earlier this month, AbbVie, Inc. paid $21 billion to acquire Pharmacyclics, Inc., a cancer drug company with only one medication on the market. The deal highlights the acquisition frenzy that...
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