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Asset Based
Earnings Based
Financial Buyers
Management ESOP
Management Buy-out Firms
Related Businesses
High Net Worth Individuals
Types of Transactions
Up-to-Date Financials
Maintain the finances on a consistent
monthly P & L and cash flow basis long
before a sale is contemplated
Fully audited accounts for the last three
years are mandatory prior to a sale
unless it is a strategic sale of assets
3-Year Projections
As well as historical financial records at
least 3- year detailed forecasts are
required:
by Month Actual Account Plus Future
Accounts
by Actual Product Plus New Products
by Region and/or by Location
by Division or Subsidiaries
Copyright 2006 Jack M. Kaplan & Anthony C. Warren
Transferring Ownership to
Family Members
Family owned businesses constitute the largest percentage group
of private companies:
Transferring Ownership to
Family Members
Despite the need to transfer ownership to later generations, the
process is fraught with difficulties. This chart shows the survival
rate just through two generational shifts:
Transferring Ownership to
Family Members
Transferring to the next family generation is much more difficult that to
an established and trusted management team. Some of the reasons are:
Unwillingness to confront mortality by the founders
Emotional family relationships hinder rational decision making
Failure to prepare the new management team holding onto control
Family members not engaged so passionately to the business as the founders
Company is in poor financial health
Systematic planning is required to hand-over control and preparation for a
smooth transition take several years.
Often the transition is forced for health reasons unexpectedly
Copyright 2013 Jack M. Kaplan & Anthony C. Warren