Prairie Capital Advisors regularly publishes information that help business owners better understand their options in considering exiting their business
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Typically, companies that sponsor an Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Do ESOP transactions ever fail to close? Absolutely.
A basic tenet of corporate law is that the Board of Directors...
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Liquidity options are plentiful for owners of craft breweries...
For many privately-held business owners, the sale of their company is a once...
For the owner of a closely held business contemplating ownership transition,...
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As a business owner, the need to understand the current value
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Why do many financial sponsors try to avoid buying companies...
Companies with Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) will face challenges...
When transitioning your closely held business to new ownership with an...
There are several paths you can take when it comes time to...
For owners of closely held, service-based businesses...
M&A, recapitalizations, ESOPs and other types of ownership transitions...
Your business partner suddenly decides he wants to leave the
The term synthetic equity is a catch-all term for a variety of economic...
For the owner of a closely held business, the end of the calendar...
In the summer of 2014, Boston-based Harpoon Brewery became an employee...
When it comes to deciding upon an exit strategy, owners of closely held businesses...
There are several paths a business owner can take when it comes...
Locating, hiring and retaining the best employees is an...
When it comes to choosing an ownership transition strategy, owners...
For owners of closely held businesses, planning for the ultimate transition of...
Every business owner reaches a time when they want to develop a plan...
When discussing the sale of a business, one of the most frequently asked...
Terrel (Terry) Bressler, Managing Director, wrote Liquidity Events and...
When it comes to deciding on an exit strategy, construction company...
An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) can be a very effective tool ….
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Sustainability is a concept that captures our ability to keep something going...