How upfront cash, earnouts and seller financing trade off value against liquidity, and the tax timing differences that decide which structure actually suits you.
As a Canadian business owner, you may face a tempting opportunity: a friend offers to buy your business, prompting you to consider ending your sell-side mandate with an advisory firm and bypassing a market-driven sale or...
Seven financial reporting gaps that lower valuations or derail deals outright, from inconsistent revenue recognition to hidden liabilities, each with a way to close it.