Most all closely held businesses, especially multi-owner corporations and partnerships, need to have a buy-sell agreement in place. Individually owned businesses can also profit from the use of a buy-sell agreement. This is essential for smooth transition of ownership upon the occurrence of several events, namely the "Eight Ds." We'll discuss each one individually in the corporate context, however, most would also apply to partnerships. In a single-owner business, the buyer could be key employee(s), a competitor, a supplier, or even a customer.
A buy-sell agreement is a legal document between shareholders/partners of a corporation/partnership that establishes a methodology to be followed by the parties regarding the buyout of the ownership of a departing shareholder when trigger events occur. The most common agreements used in the insurance industry are the formula method, the multiple appraiser method, and the single appraiser method. A formula buy-sell agreement is one that includes a valuation formula that is used for determining the value of the stock when a trigger event occurs. Another popular type of buy-sell agreement that is common in the insurance industry is a buy-sell agreement that involves the use of multiple appraisers to determine value. The single appraiser buy-sell agreement method involves selecting one valu...
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Within a closely held corporation, shareholders are often concerned about what might occur if one of the owners dies. Given these concerns, corporate owners are best served by entering into a buy-sell agreement while they are all alive. Owners usually choose from two basic types of buy-sell agreements. With a cross-purchase agreement, each owner of the corporation purchases an insurance policy on the other shareholders. The purchaser is both owner and beneficiary of the policies. Another commonly used type of agreement is a stock redemption agreement, in which the corporation owns policies on the lives of the shareholders. There is a distinct difference between the values that should be established for the two alternative approaches to a buy-sell agreement. This difference is due to ...
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The NFL's longtime family ownership was recently in turmoil. Chairman Dan Roony, whose father Art was the original owner, wanted to keep the Steelers ownership within the Rooney family. However, disputes over valuation of the business interests pitted brother against brother and almost allowed a third-party billionaire investor to gain control of the team, who may have moved the team away from its rabid Pittsburgh fan base. Taking time to develop a business succession plan may save a family business in a time of future transition. A buy-sell agreement is the cornerstone of a business succession plan. It sets out the rights and responsibilities of the parties and addresses timing, terms and funding of the purchase and sale. Many families wish to maintain continuity in family ownership an...
This article suggests that statutes governing both corporations and limited liability companies should require all owners to read several warnings about the dangers of a lack of advance planning before starting a business, or before purchasing an equity interest in an existing closely held business. Part I of this article reviews the current landscape of available business forms and details the many ways in which the majority owners of a business can take advantage of the minority owners. Part I also reviews the many ways in which the minority owner could have protected himself -- if he had the foresight to do so. Part II then reviews the main statutory and judicial responses to the problem of minority owner oppression and discusses their inadequacy. After discussing some other suggesti...
... to have the lawyer draft an employment agreement for him, if indeed this issue even crossed his min... is no market in which to resell his ownership interest. Moreover, even if C could find a buyer, ... minority shareholder's failure to have a buysell agreement in place will leave him without a viable...
The six P's of succession planning should be a part of every company's strategic plan. How will the company develop and nurture its human capital? How will you ensure a continuing sequence of qualified people to move up and take over when the current generation of managers and key people retire or move on? How will you plan for the future of the company without some assurance that the key posts will be filled with qualified, talented people? A buy-sell agreement is a contract between the owners of a business and/or the future owners of a business. The agreement controls who can buy a departing owner's share of the business. It also controls how the price will be determined and paid. A properly structured agreement can significantly reduce potential problems in the transition ...
A family business' succession plan should include a "buy- sell agreement" that specifies terms of ownership am- ong partners and the value of their shar- es, [Parag P. Patel] says. "Of course, the lower the speci- fied sh-are price, the lower the estate- and gift-tax value of the shares," Patel says. That "avoids val- uation disputes with the IRS, which may otherwise value the business higher and seek more on taxes after it is sold. When a partner is suddenly gone, the succession plan can designate whether the shares go to the departing shareholder's estate or are sold to the surviving shareholders, says Patel. A family business' succession plan should include a "buy- sell agreement" that specifies terms of ownership am- ong partners and the value of their shar- es, Patel says. A way...
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