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Atricle Dump - Financing Purchase of a Business
When companies enter into negotiations with venture capital firms, there are several issues which need to be defined and agreed upon. This article describes the key issues.Valuation. Valuation is the most prominent negotiating issues. Valuation is the price of the company in which the venture capitalist invests. Valuation determines what percent of the company the investor is buying for their capital.Timing of the Investment. Many investors will commit a large amount of capital, bu
Do I have some extra capital to cover needs I may have overlooked (perhaps 10 to 15 percent of the purchase price?
The type of capital required.
The buyer must decide how much of the selling price will be covered by equity capital, i.e. investment in the business by the owner or ow
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The amount of capital required.
Nearly all sales of small businesses are, strictly speaking, merely sales of the assets of the business. The buyer does not want to purchase "the business" because that would include liabilities, including unpaid taxes, exposure to law suits under the prior ownership, etc. This is not to say, however, that the amount agreed upon is all the buyer needs.
Buyers commonly underestimate the amount of capital required to purchase a business. Capital must be available not only to pay the purchase price but also for:
• funds to operate until the business is generating cash,
• funds to meet unexpected expenses, and
• funds as a reserve to allow for errors in expectations.
A buyer must think beyond the purchase price to determine the amount of capital needed. Here are some questions that must be asked:
Do I have enough capital to pay the purchase price?
Do I have enough capital to support 1 to 3 months' operations--such as payroll and other cash expenses--while the business reaches a self-supporting stage?
Do I have some extra capital to cover needs I may have overlooked (perhaps 10 to 15 percent of the purchase price?
The type of capital required.
The buyer must decide how much of the selling price will be covered by equity capital, i.e. investment in the business by the owner or own
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Buyers commonly underestimate the amount of capital required to purchase a business. Capital must be available not only to pay the purchase price but also for:
• funds to operate until the business is generating cash,
• funds to meet unexpected expenses, and
• funds as a reserve to allow for errors in expectations.
A buyer must think beyond the purchase price to determine the amount of capital needed. Here are some questions that must be asked:
Do I have enough capital to pay the purchase price?
Do I have enough capital to support 1 to 3 months' operations--such as payroll and other cash expenses--while the business reaches a self-supporting stage?
Do I have some extra capital to cover needs I may have overlooked (perhaps 10 to 15 percent of the purchase price?
The type of capital required.
The buyer must decide how much of the selling price will be covered by equity capital, i.e. investment in the business by the owner or ow
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• funds to operate until the business is generating cash,
• funds to meet unexpected expenses, and
• funds as a reserve to allow for errors in expectations.
A buyer must think beyond the purchase price to determine the amount of capital needed. Here are some questions that must be asked:
Do I have enough capital to pay the purchase price?
Do I have enough capital to support 1 to 3 months' operations--such as payroll and other cash expenses--while the business reaches a self-supporting stage?
Do I have some extra capital to cover needs I may have overlooked (perhaps 10 to 15 percent of the purchase price?
The type of capital required.
The buyer must decide how much of the selling price will be covered by equity capital, i.e. investment in the business by the owner or ow
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Do I have enough capital to pay the purchase price?
Do I have enough capital to support 1 to 3 months' operations--such as payroll and other cash expenses--while the business reaches a self-supporting stage?
Do I have some extra capital to cover needs I may have overlooked (perhaps 10 to 15 percent of the purchase price?
The type of capital required.
The buyer must decide how much of the selling price will be covered by equity capital, i.e. investment in the business by the owner or ow
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Do I have some extra capital to cover needs I may have overlooked (perhaps 10 to 15 percent of the purchase price?
The type of capital required.
The buyer must decide how much of the selling price will be covered by equity capital, i.e. investment in the business by the owner or owners, and debt capital, borrowing that must be repaid.
If a combination is to be used, the equity capital provides a margin of safety for a lender. The greater the amount of equity capital, other things being equal, the easier it is to get debt capital.
In purchases of small businesses, the primary source of equity capital is generally the personal savings of the buyer of the business. Few buyers, however, have enough personal savings to finance the purchase of a small business without any debt financing.
The sources of available capital.
An individual may borrow money for the purchase of a business by obtaining a personal loan, by borrowing against insurance policies, or by refinancing a home mortgage. These debts are not direct debts of the business, but the debts of a small business and the personal debts of the owner cannot be completely separated. Banks are the principal institutional source of debt capital for small businesses.
The seller will sometimes finance part of the cost of the sale directly. Sometimes this can make the buyer wonder whether the seller is too interested in getting out from under the business, or if the business is as good as it looks.
The length of time needed to pa
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