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What's The Best Way to Bond With Your New Business Partner? Hint: It's Not Golf

Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: We’ve worked with many successful partners who attribute some of the strength in their partnership to time spent in social activities as they got to know each other: golfing, biking, weekend travel with spouses. Yet we continue to see partners seeking mediation who had terrific social relationships but have profound problems in their business partnership.

Some Sellers Might Be Unintentionally Sabotaging Their Own Deals

Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: During the negotiation process of selling their advisory firms, some common mistakes FAs make might just cost them the deal, the Wall Street Journal writes.

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Selling a Financial-Advisory Practice

Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Even advisers with decades of experience buying and selling investments for clients may have no experience selling a financial advisory practice.Experienced advisers sometimes make rookie errors when they look to sell their firm or merge it with another, experts say.

Partnership Equity Splits and Fairness

Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: For new partners, either starting a new venture or merging their businesses, few conversations are as difficult as discussing what the equity split will be. So, like any potentially messy conversation, it is often avoided. The default is to go with an even split or a split that ensures control to a specific founder.

RIAs: How to Play the M&A Game

Added on April 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: If you are even involved in a merger or acquisition, it will probably be the single most important financial transaction in your life. To put the odds in your favor, you need to make informed decisions that will maximize your rewards while reducing your risks..​

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