Ways to Structure Company Sales and Purchases (M&A Deal Structures) – Part 1
There are three ways a buyer can go about structuring the purchase of a company. First, the buyer can choose a purchase structure where they acquire all the assets of the company. Second, the buyer can purchase the stock (or interests, if you own an LLC) of the company. Third, the buyer can conduct a statutory merger, which is essentially a filing with the secretary of state that, by law, merges the companies together. Stock [...]