Selling to a single direct buyer means you must confirm they can actually fund the close. Here is how to vet a direct buyer’s proof of funds, capital sources, and track record.
A buyer’s quality of earnings review recasts your cash-basis books to accrual, and the EBITDA it produces is what they pay on. See what breaks and how to prepare.
California voids most employee non-competes, so you cannot fence in your key people for a buyer. Here is how that reshapes post-sale retention and what actually keeps your team.
You do not need a broker to negotiate well with an institutional buyer. Here is how a PE-backed acquirer thinks, the deal terms that matter, and how to protect your net.
Family on the payroll can be a legitimate add-back or a deal-killing red flag. Here is how a quality of earnings review tests family wages, and how to document them first.
