Case Study
Buyer Raises Purchase Price Based on New Terms
bpmcpa.com © 2019 BPM Buyer Raises Purchase Price Based on New Terms 01.01.16 Situation Consulting company owners were negotiating the sale of their business assets to a larger competitor. The gap between the seller’s asking price and the buyer’s offered price was significant, and it looked like the deal may fall apart. The sellers were also concerned about taxes and lack of retirement planning. The buyer’s offer included employment contracts for the sellers to become employees of the buyer for three years post-deal. The sellers were getting little advice in these areas from their current CPA, and they asked BPM to look at their situation. How We Helped We recommended changes to the deal that included additional contingent sales proceeds based on agreed-upon targets, plus a cont