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In the previous post regarding earn-outs, we went over examples of earn-out scenarios. In some instances, the buyer is not only acquiring the company, but the people to help operate the larger enterprise. Sellers may be asked to take key rolls within the buyer’s company post-sale. Let’s look at an example…

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Last post, we looked at an earn-out example from Sotheby’s in which the entire earn-out will be paid. Here we will look at another example, this time from Disney’s acquisition of Maker Studios in 2014, where key executives stayed on with Disney…

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In the midst of a flury of M&A activity, Bloomberg is reporting that buyers are requesting additional language in the representation and warranty provisions of company purchases to protect from the headline risk and drop in value of companies associated with sexual misconduct allegations…

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There is something to be learned from successful M&A acquisitions. In contrast to an earn-out strategy, Let’s look at the timeline of Disney’s acquisition of BamTech, which began in 2016…

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