Going Public For Cashing Out Of Your Investment

2) Why do many entrepreneurs initially set up their businesses as sole proprietorships? Why do many successful entrepreneurs eventually decide to convert their sole proprietorship to some other form of ownership such as a corporation or LLC?

The proposed LBO deal of Comark Building Systems is an attractive investment for Brazos because it fits into Brazos’ “sweet spot”- a reasonable priced company with solid cash flow and good management. We can project cash flow at $6.8 million in 2002 and $12.3 million in 2006. In terms of the purchase price at $40 million, it is very attractive because we can get very good Total Post Money Valuation at $194 million. We can also confirm that the Market Value/EBITDA (1.38) of CoMark is lower than its competitor’s (3.42) when we compare multiple ratios, which means CoMark is undervalued. However, there are two major concerns; gaining competitive advantage and determining comparable valuations.

Expanding the business and adding more property agreements with 3rd parties and creating international property chain to make the business gain geographic diversity.

Exit of investments by way of IPO, sale to a third party (eg trade sale) or wind-up

1. If you get it right, there can be many good reasons why buying an existing business could make good business sense. Remember though, that you will be taking on the legacy of the

Price will reflect the administrative costs for having the business (i.e. lawyer costs for negotiations, payroll services for SLP)

There are so many options available as to how they can structure the new business. The appropriate business entity for any individual(s) will depend on their particular facts and circumstances.

Pros: There is interest, business is overall doing well and the timing is right in order to get as much value through selling.

The most significant reason to sell the business is the declining revenues. However, Greywell would need to find another means of income such as another

Each of the approaches for expansion – IPO, Acquisition, or Merger – also has weaknesses. An IPO can be expensive and may require 15-25% of the money raised to cover the costs of raising capital in this way. An IPO also requires a tremendous amount of reporting to meet the requirements of the SEC, both for the initial offering and for the future publicly traded company, which not only requires the time and effort of staff members but may also give valuable information to the company’s competitors. All this reporting then creates legal liability for errors and omissions in the prospectus, which adds a further layer of complication. In the end, the former owners lose some control over the business and must share future wealth with the new shareholders. Mergers

It seems that the option of IPO is the better fit for the company. This type of financing would allow not giving up too much control. It would also require them to act in the best interest of their shareholders. These shareholders would want to see the stock price increase and make a better return on their investment. Therefore, if the company believes it can act in such a way and make decisions that would attract future investors, the initial public offering seems to be the best option for the company at the

The most common investment strategies in private equity are: leverage buyout, venture capital and mezzanine capital.

To get started i would need the equipment I talked about earlier. I would also need to get some footage or photos to essentially advertise my idea of having a aerial photography business. So let's say i get the equipment and get my website complete. I would go and meet with a realtor after that or a business person that would like to have a addition to their company. On average each realtor that is a okay size has about 5 listings. If i charge about 200$ per listing or maybe 250$that would be about 1000$. For investment I would need maybe around 1500$ to get going. After i have everything sorted out and get my first customer I Will continue to work with them. I would easily be able to pay my investors back after maybe 1 or 2 clients. After this I can continue to indulge and pay over my college and other stuff that is

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Currently the company is holding a large amount of cash and the end of 2006 an amount of 43.743 billion. The company also carries very little debt. They are looking to find a new business to buy and