Information and up-to-date background knowledge from M&A practice on the topics of company sales and acquisitions in KP Tech Magazine. We clarify questions such as: What is the value of a company? What should be considered when selling a company?
Company valuation with multiples – multiples method
Company valuation on the basis of so-called "multiples" or "multipliers" (also called comparable company approach): In the practice of market-oriented company valuation, a distinction is made between [...]
List: Private Equity Companies & Top Investors Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Private Equity - Venture Capital - Family Offices Investors List - Private Equity Investors List: Overview of investment companies and investors investing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Equity [...]
List with >250 venture capital investors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
List of >250 venture capital companies investing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Seed Investors - Early Stage Venture Capital - Venture Capital - Growth Financing - Early Stage VC Funds - [...]
Due Diligence Checklist – Buying a Company – Selling a Company
Due Diligence Checklist - Acquisition of a company - Sale of a company: Below you will find an exemplary (short version) of a due diligence checklist from practice, which can be used in the context [...]
Alternatives to acquiring a company via an asset deal or a share deal
Alternatives to the acquisition of a company via an asset deal or a share deal: As an alternative to an acquisition of a company, various forms of cooperation as well as a hidden acquisition of a [...]
Creating a company valuation or having it created: If you search the Internet for the terms "valuing a company" or "calculating the value of a company", "valuing a company" or "company valuation", [...]
Selling companies in the software and IT sector in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region): Selling a company in the software and IT company sectors can be a complex matter. There are many [...]
Debtor warrant for company acquisitions / company sales
Debtor warrant for company acquisitions/sales: As a rule, a debtor warrant is always agreed between the buyer and the seller in the context of an M&A transaction if the seller accepts a lower [...]
Growth through company takeovers – Mergers & Acquisitions – Company acquisition
Growth through company acquisitions - Mergers & Acquisitions - Company acquisition: The acquisition of a company is a complex process that can be roughly divided into the following phases: M& [...]
Example: Financial debt definition for cash-free/debt-free
Example of a definition of debt ("Debt" or "Financial Debt") in the context of a cash-free/debt-free arrangement in a company purchase/sale In the context of cash-free/debt-free arrangements in [...]
Mergers & Acquisitions: Professional M&A advice for medium-sized companies
M&A consulting for medium-sized companies - goals, tasks and success factors: As a professional M&A boutique, KP Tech Corporate Finance has been advising medium-sized companies from Germany, Austria [...]
Deal breaker in company purchase agreements – examples/ contents
Examples of deal breakers in contract negotiations for company purchase agreements > In M&A practice, agreement usually has to be reached on the following topics during negotiations of the company [...]
Letter of Intent – Contents and reasons why a letter of intent should definitely be concluded
Letter of Intent - Contents An integral part of every M&A process should be the conclusion of a Letter of Intent ("LoI"). Alternative terms with partly the same or marginally different contents for a [...]
Company valuation using multiples (multiples method)
Excess sizes in company valuations using multiples ("multiple valuation") according to DVFA > DVFA GmbH (respectively the DVFA Commission "Standards for Research Reports") has elaborated the [...]
Company sale: Example of a working capital definition for cash-free/debt-free arrangements
Working capital definition and cash-free/debt-free regulations: A so-called debt-free/cash-free arrangement is often included in company sales. In this context, both "debt" and "cash" and working [...]
Acquisition strategies – the first step to successful company takeovers
Acquisition strategies - the basis of successful M&A acquisitions > The process of a company acquisition can basically be divided into three phases: The M&A strategy: formulation of the acquisition [...]
Ten principles - conducting successful Mergers & Acquisitions negotiations > First principle: It is important to make a good impression right from the start. The negotiation starts with the first [...]
MAC – Material Adverse Change Clause in Sales and Purchase Agreement (M&A)
Material Adverse Change ("MAC"): In recent years, so-called Material Adverse Change ("MAC") clauses have also been included in contracts for the acquisition/sale of companies in German-speaking [...]
Locked Box Models in Contracts for the Sale of Businesses / Acquisition of Businesses (“SPA”)
Sales and Purchase Agreement - Adjustment of the purchase price via the cash free/debt free rule in contrast to "locked box" models. In the context of sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) in M& [...]
KP Tech Insights – IT Consulting & IT Services M&A and Corporate Finance Report
The KP Tech Insights series is dedicated to analysing the M&A and corporate finance market in the IT Consulting & IT Services sector every six months. We inform you about the most exciting M& [...]
Successfully shaping post-merger integration > Post-merger integration - or: the challenge really begins after the company purchase agreement has been signed. No matter which of the numerous studies [...]
Successfully selling an IT company – Selling a software company
The successful sale of IT companies: Why should you sell your IT & software company now? In the last few years, the market for IT consulting and software has literally run hot. The scarce resource is [...]
Selling a company: Company valuations For the owners of a company, a company valuation is one of the essential bases for decision-making with regard to the further development of the company. For the [...]
Company sale with a M&A consultant in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Company sale with KP Tech Corporate Finance as experienced M&A advisor: You can rely on our M&A advisors with more than 20 years of international M&A experience as well as management experience in a [...]
