What Steps Should You Take Before You Buy or Sell a Business?

For a business owner looking to sell their business, this transaction will likely be the biggest liquidity event of their life and the culmination of their life's work. Starting a business, growing it, hiring trusted team members -- for many, their business is the crowning achievement of their professional life. And for buyers who are looking to get into new markets or expand, acquiring a business can be a means of achieving their long-term goals for themselves and their family.

Today's landscape

The environment we're in is hot. The private equity industry has $2.5 trillion in potential cash ready to be deployed. Companies are operating at capacity, employment