Transaction Costs

It is a basic principle of M&A taxation that the more a seller pays in taxes on the sale of its business, the lower will be the economic gain realized on the sale; similarly, the more slowly that a buyer recovers the costs incurred in acquiring a business, the lower will be the

It Was the Worst of Times, Except . . .

It happens in most closely-held businesses: so long as the business is profitable and cash keeps flowing into the hands of the owners, everyone is happy. When the spigot slows, or is just plain turned off, however, the investor-owners (as distinguished from the management-owners) will