Articles about M&A - Mergers & Acquisitions
Importance of an Expert Advisor (M&A) to sell your company well
Why an expert advisor (M&A) matters when selling a company Selling a company is, for the vast majority of business…
Cross-Border Transactions - expanding without borders
Cross-Border Transactions: Acquiring a company in another country is the fastest way to gain, in one move, the market share,…
Locked Box vs. Completion Accounts: Which price-closing mechanism best protects the seller?
Locked Box vs Completion Accounts: Imagine that, after years at the helm of your family business, you receive a purchase…
Obstacles in an M&A Sale: A Seller's Guide
Obstacles in an M&A Sale: A Seller's Guide For most business owners, selling a company is the single most important…
What an NDA (Confidentiality Agreement) Is and Its role in M&A transactions
NDA, or confidentiality agreement, is the first contract any business owner signs before disclosing or receiving sensitive information in…
Shareholders' Agreement: Key clauses and how to protect your position as a buyer
When an investor or entrepreneur prepares to sign a shareholders' agreement to enter a company, or when a founder accepts…
Selling Your Company to a Search Fund
Search Fund : A different kind of buyer When a business owner decides to sell their company, they typically imagine,…
Holding Company: Impact on Business Valuation and Sale
Holding Company: The holding company structure has long ceased to be the exclusive preserve of large corporations. An increasing number…
Taxes on Selling a Company in Spain
Selling a company is, for most business owners, the most financially significant decision of their professional lives. It is the…
How to increase your company’s value before selling
How to increase your company’s value before a sale: Practical 12–24 month roadmap to boost Ebitda, increase multiple, and maximize…
How to prepare my company for sale
How to prepare my company for sale The sale of a company is not an event; it is a process.…
Phasing deals: when it makes sense to sell a business in stages
Phasing deals In the classic mental picture of an M&A transaction, the snapshot is always the same: a buyer acquires…
Reps & Warranties in M&A: key legal terms in business sale agreements
In a business sale, negotiations often focus at first on price or the industrial rationale. But when the deal reaches…
How to prepare your company for an M&A process
M&A transactions (mergers and acquisitions, or “fusiones y adquisiciones”) represent one of the most important decisions in a company’s life.…
Distressed M&A: How to Sell a Company in Crisis and Maximise Value
Distressed M&A: Why selling a company in crisis can be an opportunity Although the word “crisis” is usually associated with…
Mistakes when selling a business and how to avoid them
Mistakes when selling a business and how to avoid them Selling a business is one of the most important decisions…
What is a Management Buy-Out (MBO) and how to structure It properly
MBO - Management Buy-Out A MBO is a corporate transaction in which the company’s own management team acquires the business…
Operating Leverage: Formula, Definition & Impact on Valuation
Operating Leverage Two companies with identical revenue can report very different earnings; the key reason often lies in their cost…
The key role of Management Team in M&A Transactions
The key role of Management Team in M&A Transactions: When a corporate sale process begins—particularly in the context of a…
SPV: What is it and How is it Used in Complex Financial Structures?
What is an SPV and what is its purpose? In the world of corporate finance, having mechanisms to adequately manage…
Success and Failure in Mergers and Acquisitions
Success and Failure in Mergers and Acquisitions: The truth about M&A Inorganic growth through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is one…
Share Purchase Agreement (SPA): structuring and negotiation in Spanish M&A
The Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) is the contract that completes the sale of a company's shares and, with them, control…
The Information Memorandum (CIM)
What is the Information Memorandum and what is it for? The Information Memorandum — also known as a Confidential Information…
Distressed M&A and Insolvency Proceedings in Spain
Distressed M&A — the acquisition or restructuring of financially distressed companies — has become one of the most technically demanding…
