Book description
Learn how to sell your startup from an acquisition expert
Many entrepreneurs dream of the day their company is acquired and they secure a perfect exit. But information about the process of getting your business acquired usually comes from expensive investment bankers who typically advise late-stage startups.
In Selling Your Startup, serial entrepreneur Alejandro Cremades delivers an accessible guide on how to sell your startup. With first-hand experience as a fully exited entrepreneur, investment banker, and lawyer, Cremades describes the tips and tricks startup founders need to sell their early-stage to growth-stage business.
In this book, you’ll discover:
- The role that investment bankers play in the acquisition process, how they add value, and how to break down their fees
- Preparing your company for sale, including compiling a pitch book, putting its finances in order, and building a target list of potential acquirers
- How to get to a Letter of Intent, perform due diligence, and reach a purchase agreement
Perfect for entrepreneurs of all kinds, Selling Your Startup is a must-have roadmap to the practical realities of company acquisition and contains proven guidance on crafting your perfect exit.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- 1 Seeding What Would Grow into Panthera Advisors
- 2 Getting Your Company Acquired
- 3 The Role of Investment Bankers
- 4 How to Plan Ahead
- 5 Preparing the Company's Pitchbook
- 6 Putting Your Finances in Order
- 7 Understanding Your Valuation
- 8 Building the Target List
- 9 The Communication Process with Buyers
- 10 Preparing for a Successful First Meeting
- 11 Getting to a Letter of Intent (LOI)
- 12 Communication with Stakeholders
- 13 Negotiating the Price Tag
- 14 The Due Diligence Stage
- 15 The Purchase Agreement
- 16 Strategic versus Financial Acquisitions
- 17 Ways to Kill a Deal
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18 Legal Considerations
- Regulations and Regulators
- Due Diligence and Assumed Liability
- Intellectual Property
- Working Capital
- Escrows
- Contracts
- Warranties and Indemnifications
- Stockholder Approval
- Noncompete and Non-solicitation Agreements
- Stock versus Asset Sales
- Buying Companies That Are Not Incorporated
- Liens and Encumbrances
- Note
- 19 Closing the Deal
- 20 Transitioning to a New Phase
- 21 The Emotional Roller Coaster during Acquisitions
- Glossary
- About the Author
- Index
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Selling Your Startup
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2021
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781119797982
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