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It’s Time for a Buyout. How Ya Gonna Pay for it?

It’s Time for a Buyout. How Ya Gonna Pay for it?

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

So you’ve identified the exit events that can trigger a buyout. Yippee-ki-yay. Is that the end of the exercise? Of course not. (You knew it wouldn’t be, didn’t you?). Identifying when a buyout situation might arise is one thing. Having the funds for the payout is quite another. Chris Mercer sagely points outa number of business factors that could negatively affect your ability to muster the moola when the time for buyout comes: Being the minority owner needing to purchase the shares of a departing majority owner. Being the owner who needs the business for your livelihood, rather than having independent means to fund the purchase. Differences in health and age between the owners can mean that you have to come up with alternative arrangements if one is less insurable, and can also affect the time frame within which you need to come up with the funds If the business doesn’t have the funds to make the payout, the owners may need to reach into their pockets to do so. Loan agreements (and this was…

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Nina Kaufman

Flying solo doesn’t have to mean going it alone.

I’m Nina Kaufman.

I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.

With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.

And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.

I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.