Strictly Business
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Strictly Business
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Selling Your Business – Practical Tips for Sellers – Part 5: Due Diligence
This post was jointly written by Jennifer Wilson and Casey W. Riggs. This is the fifth in a series of posts discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. In the first four posts, we provided an introduction…
Selling Your Business – Practical Tips for Sellers – Part 4: Letters of Intent
This is the fourth in a series of posts discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. In the first three posts, we provided an introduction to this series and discussed asset versus stock sales, seller financing, and…
SEC Enforcement Division’s Asset Management Unit’s Chief Anticipates Increase in Private Equity Enforcement
Bruce Karpati, the Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s Asset Management Unit, held a Q&A session entitled “Private Equity Enforcement Concerns” at the Private Equity International Conference held in New York on January 23, 2013. He addressed private equity firm…
Selling Your Business – Practical Tips for Sellers – Part 3: Earn-outs
This is the third in a series of posts discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. In the first and second posts, we provided an introduction to this series and discussed the difference between asset and stock…
Selling Your Business – Practical Tips for Sellers – Part 2: Seller Financing
This is the second in a series of posts discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. In the first post here, we provided an introduction to this series and discussed the very basic consequences of structuring a…
Court’s Invalidation of Zappos.com’s Arbitration Provision Offers Lessons for Company Websites
Late last year, the United States District Court of Nevada handed down a ruling that has significant consequences for companies engaged in commerce on the internet.[1] In the case, customers of online retailer Zappos.com sued the company seeking damages resulting…