A seller note puts part of your purchase price at risk on the buyer’s future performance. How subordination, standby, and interest really work — and the protections to demand.
Earnouts bridge valuation gaps — or quietly transfer risk to the seller. How to pick the right metric, negotiate protections, and structure contingent payments you actually collect.
Asset sale or stock sale? The structure you choose reshapes the taxes, the liability, and often the final price. Here is a practical comparison for Southern California business owners.
A net working capital dispute is how buyers re-trade a deal in the final days, when your leverage is gone. Here is how Southern California sellers lock down their price before closing.
The working capital adjustment quietly decides how much cash stays in the business at closing. Here is how Southern California sellers keep an inflated peg from trimming their net proceeds.
