Unpack the secrets of managing a successful business exit planning process with Martin LLP’s new podcast: “M&A to Z Exit Planning.”
Our attorneys and special guests will help you to avoid and navigate the pitfalls of a complicated exit process. Learn how to prepare for exit planning opportunities, maximize value, and better understand the key decision points impacting the transaction.
Welcome to the Exit Planning Process
In this Podcast, our attorneys break down the business exit process for middle and lower-middle market business owners and their advisors. We begin by examining the most common form of exit – a sale of the business to an unrelated third party. In this opening episode, Ken Zinghini and Chris Geotes give an overview of business exit alternatives, what to expect as a seller in an M&A process, and what you’ll learn in future episodes about preparing to sell your business.
Break Down of the Buyers Due Diligence Process
Martin LLP attorneys break down the buyer’s comprehensive due diligence process by looking at the business and legal scope of the project. Join us for a high-level overview of what sellers can expect, including a deep dive into their contracts, employees, IT, IP, customers, vendors, corporate and capitalization structures and much more.
Management and Employment Issues in M&A Transactions
Management and employment matters are a significant component of the pre-transaction planning, transaction due diligence, and contract negotiation portions of the business exit process. In this podcast, Chris Geotes and Ken Zinghini discuss the business and legal sides of these issues, as well as the potential impact of specific management and employment matters on valuation in an M&A transaction.
Earnouts and Rollover Equity
Welcome to episode 5, where we discuss “Earnouts and Rollover Equity.” In this episode, Chris Geotes and Ken Zinghini explore some common scenarios in which the seller of a business does not collect all of the purchase price they bargain for at the deal closing. These are so-called “Earn-outs” and “Rollover Equity” investments.
Litigation and the Exit Planning Process; Interview with Mark Gregory
Welcome to our episode about some Litigation topics relevant to the exit planning process. Learn more from Mark Gregory, Litigation partner at Martin LLP, as he answers questions on various subjects involving the risks and pitfalls associated with exit transactions and how to be best positioned in the event litigation arises in the future.
Debt Finance in the M&A Exit Planning Process
In this episode, Ken Zinghini and Scott Hammond of the Martin LLP finance group discuss the role of debt financing in M&A exit transactions, including typical debt structures, seller notes, and other debt-related issues affecting business sellers.
