SO YOU NEED A VALUATION? WHY? WHAT’S THE PURPOSE?
There are lots of reasons for a privately-owned business to consider a valuation. These might include: 1.Pricing employee stock options 2.Shareholder buyouts 3.Internal sales and purchases 4.Buy/sell agreements 5.Estate planning…
Read more »BUILDING INTERNATIONAL TAX STRUCTURES
Business decision makers are often perplexed by tax issues, especially international ones. While “keeping it simple” is often desirable in business the reality is that some aspects of running an…
Read more »Is Excel Dead?
Obit for the most versatile analytical tool of all time is greatly exaggerated Chris ChillingworthPartner, CFOs2Go Partners At the recent ProformativeTM Technology Conference in Burlingame, CA, a conference dominated by the large…
Read more »Maximize your company’s value to a Strategic Buyer
Avoid price reductions due to unexpected surprises in due diligence Sima HsuManaging Director, Sima Consultancy According to an empirical study done by Bargeron et al (2008)[1], the acquisition price paid…
Read more »CONSIDER A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE WHEN ENTERING THE US MARKET
I am often asked by multinational companies when they are initially considering entering the US market about how best to establish themselves. They want to learn about the market to…
Read more »Entering the U.S. Market
Foreign companies and immigrant entrepreneurs find capital and wealth in the U.S. Bob WeisManaging Partner, CFOs2Go Partners I think that it was 1999 when I received a phone call from…
Read more »Q: Why ESOP’s?
A: Liquidity without loss of control! Doug KennedyPartner, CFOs2Go Partners We frequently hear ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) discussed, though often not in a very favorable light. Too burdensome, too…
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