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    Fairness Opinions: Sometimes the Best Defense is a Good Offense

    April 17, 2013

    What is Considered Good Business Sense Today May Be Considered a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Tomorrow. Pay Special Attention to Fairness Opinions. Are your clients risking liability as they complete their daily tasks? What is considered good business sense today may be considered a breach of fiduciary duty tomorrow. That possibility is increasing. Business appraisers should pay special attention to fairness opinions. Bill Bavis explains why.

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    Smart Acquisitions Drive Growth. Here’s How to Get the Owner to the Table.

    June 6, 2012

    Competitive Intelligence is Key to Smart Acquisitions Part of growth is acquisition.  To do smart acquisitions, you need insight into a business owner’s thoughts—specifically, her concerns vis-à-vis selling the businesses. These are not questions with simple yes or no answers; it’s more critical to figure out what an owner thought was missing in previous acquisition overtures. What, aside from price, will it take an owner to sit down and discuss a sale?  The McLean Groups’s Zane Markowitz offers a case study and blow-by-blow analysis.

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