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Background Note
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2012
(Revised from original 2006 version)
The Company Sale Process
by
William E. Fruhan Jr.
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Abstract
Lays out the steps, the timeline, and the process by which a company is sold. Focuses on the sale of companies with enterprise values greater than $100 million. These transactions are large enough to require the help of a financial adviser and attract both strategic and financial bidders. The sale process described is that of a private auction, including a confidential information memorandum and a "roadshow" to sell the high-yield debt needed to fund the transaction. Covers issues such as identifying and attracting bidders; dealing with the concerns of the managers of the selling company; negotiating issues in a definitive merger agreement; and post-sale issues.
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions;
Auctions;
Bids and Bidding;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Sales;
Citation:
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "The Company Sale Process." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-108, April 2012. (Revised from original April 2006 version.)