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Are there any benefits to selling my company in 2022 even if capital gains taxes increase
Edgepoint, USA - like many in the investment banking world, has been deluged during the first half of 2021 with sometimes frantic calls from business owners looking to sell their business during 2021 in order to beat an anticipated Federal capital gains tax rate increase effective in 2022. By the time you read this article, the likelihood of compl...
Acquisitions Northwest advises Iconic Liberty Orchards’ sale to a Major International Confectionery firm KDV
Acquisitions Northwest, USA - Acquisitions NW was engaged by the family shareholders of Liberty Orchards, Inc. to research and locate potential acquirers from the confectionery industry to not only acquire the company and their brands but to commit to remain in Cashmere, Washington, the company’s home since 1920.
The cost of capital counts!
BCC Advisers, USA - The cost of capital is an important consideration when valuing a business under the income approach. Here’s how business valuation experts determine the “optimal” capital structure for a business and why it matters.
A Primer on Synergies in M&A
Edgepoint, USA - The prospect of achieving synergies in M&A transactions is an important driver of value. The concept of synergy is any effect that increases the value of a merged firm above the combined value of the two separate firms. When a strategic acquirer, whether a stand-alone company or a portfolio company of a financial investor, identify...
Should Taxes Be the Tail That Wags the Dog?
Carter, Morse & Goodrich, USA - In his first address to a joint session of Congress on April 28th, President Biden proposed sweeping changes to the tax code that could alter the after-tax economics of selling a business. Deciding whether and when to sell a company is already an emotionally fraught decision for most owners. It becomes even more so i...