Private Equity Archives - John Dorsey PLLC

Top 10 Negotiation Points for Sellers in M&A Investment Banking Engagement Letters

Engaging a reputable investment bank to assist in the sale of a business is generally money well spent. A good investment bank will work diligently to maximize the seller’s enterprise value and coordinate a disciplined, organized, and successful transaction. This article discusses the top ten negotiation issues in investment banking engagement agreements. Although the recommendations below are designed mainly to benefit the business seller, they are also intended to be reasonable to the investment bank. For the purposes of this article, ...

Jmdorsey2023-02-23T10:47:22-08:00

How to Maximize Your Minority Rights in Small-Scale Private Equity Investments

Even if you consider yourself a small-scale investor in private companies relative to today's private equity giants, you should seek certain basic minority rights to protect your investment and enhance your exit opportunities. In fact, most minority protections that a small-scale investor should seek are exactly the same as those that any larger PE fund would require. Among my clients, these small-scale private equity investments generally range from $100,000-$3,000,000 for purchases of 10%-30% of a company's outstanding equity. They ...

Jmdorsey2021-06-11T13:11:20-07:00

Top 9 Warning Signs in a Business Deal

One of the benefits of being a corporate lawyer is the opportunity to participate in a variety of interesting deals. In these, you encounter a motley crew of characters. You witness a range of negotiating styles and tactics, and learn which are effective and which are not. You see some ventures succeed and many others fail. In the great theatre of the deal, there are rare moments in which something may not feel right to the lawyer or the client about a proposed business ...

Jmdorsey2021-06-11T13:11:21-07:00