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Selling Your IT Business: Valuation, Finding the Right Buyer, and Negotiating the Deal [Hardcover]

Robert J. Chalfin (Author)
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0471740764 978-0471740766 January 20, 2006 1
"For close to twenty years I have observed Mr. Chalfin helping owners, business advisors, and students get a grip on the slippery issues of selling a business. This book is a valuable distillation of his expertise. "
--Ian MacMillan, Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

"Bob provided us with valuable outside perspective while we prepared our business for sale and during the sale process. His book is an excellent guideline for business owners thinking about selling their company."
--Steve Gerlicher, Entrepreneur

"Bob Chalfin's experience and intellect make this book essential reading for IT business owners. Provides thoughtful analysis and practical advice invaluable to anybody who is even considering selling their business."
--Louis W. Fryman, Esq. Chairman Emeritus Fox Rothschild LLP

"Bob Chalfin brings unparalleled experience to developing and executing these transactions. His insights are tempered by years of formulating these deals and then describing the methods to hundreds of students at The Wharton School."
--Stephen M. Sammut Senior Fellow, Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs Managing Director, Burrill International

"This book covers all the bases for someone selling an IT (or really any) business. The observations on buyer motivations are particularly insightful."
--Mark Goodwin Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Pioneer Investments

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"His advice is practical and sound…" (Harvard Business School, 4/10/06)

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You put your heart into it. What will you get out of it? And how?

Selling Your IT Business gives a complete overview of the selling process, covering everything from valuation to finding the right buyer to negotiating strategically to closing the sale. The information is presented step-by-step, complete with sample forms, checklists, and agreements. Because it focuses exclusively on IT businesses, this guide provides in-depth information about issues unique to them. It covers:

  • Characteristics of an IT business that entice buyers, such as a strong management team; reasonably predictable financial performance; sought-after offerings; strong relationships with customers, lenders, and suppliers; a diversified customer base; and more
  • The different types of buyers and what motivates them
  • Financial metrics to monitor and improve IT business performance
  • Creating a selling memorandum that paints a complete picture of the business, covering products and services, customers, competitors, financial information, and more
  • Preparation of the business plan, including detailed descriptions of its components
  • Valuation, including the key factors in determining the value of a business
  • The letter of intent, the due diligence process, the contract, utilizing attorneys and CPAs, and more
  • The seller's future role in the business (if any) and compensation

Invaluable to IT business owners interested in selling their businesses and to their accountants, lawyers, and advisors, the book also includes advice and information useful for entrepreneurs striving to build their businesses, covering topics such as attracting and retaining good employees, non-compete agreements, and more. It helps IT business sellers and buyers understand the process, know what to look for, avoid common pitfalls, and seal a deal that benefits both parties.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 239 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 20, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471740764
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471740766
  • Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #486,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Unbelievable Resource for IT Entrepreneurs, January 19, 2006
This review is from: Selling Your IT Business: Valuation, Finding the Right Buyer, and Negotiating the Deal (Hardcover)
I have had the pleasure of getting to know Bob and had him as a professor at Wharton. He applies the same level of energy and enthusiasm that he brings in the classroom to this very practical book. I have had many people come up to me and tell me if they had only known Bob or read his book before they sold their business, they would be in a much different and better situation. His knowledge of the topic is unbelievable and he brings so much practical experience to his latest book. I hope everyone gets to experience the wonderful work Bob does by reading his new book.

I know I will share this book with many of my clients who are contemplating selling their businesses. Bob's work makes all of us more educated and provides yet another resource that will add value to our clients.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This Book is a Lifesaver!, January 18, 2006
This review is from: Selling Your IT Business: Valuation, Finding the Right Buyer, and Negotiating the Deal (Hardcover)
Chalfin's user-friendly guide to selling your IT business is a must for anyone in the complicated and often stressful position of putting his or her firm on the market. From illuminating the possible motives of the seller to providing a concise guide to marketing your business, this book gives sound and concrete advice.

You will not faced with an abstract, inaccessible microeconomics text, as some how-to works by business school faculty can turn out to be. Rather, you will finish this digestible book a more savvy and resourceful seller. To start with, you will be better equipped to evaluate whether it is the right time to sell your IT business in the first place. Chalfin also provides useful alternatives to an outright sale, such as partially selling to a third party, hiring a competent management team to take over operations, selling the firm to key employees, and liquidating the company. You will be better able to market your business, make changes to increase its appeal to buyers, and negotiate a satisfying sale. Chalfin illustrates how to gauge the seriousness and flexibility of an offer, an insight that can make your sale smoother and more predictable.

There is no reason to spend years building up your IT business only to lose out in the end because you lacked the necessary tools to bring about a successful sale. Without Selling Your IT Business: Valuation, Finding the Right Buyer, and Negotiating the Deal, my own transaction would have been a nightmare. Fortunately, I found this practical and accessible guide. Chalfin's experience, both as a Lecturer in Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his professional work as President of a New Jersey-based firm that, among other things, provides consulting services to IT companies, informs his opinions every step of the way.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide for selling your business., January 23, 2006
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Bob has done a masterful job of presenting a step by step approach to selling a business. As usual, he brings twenty years of real world experience to the process, demystifing a difficult process. An invaluable addition to your library.
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Buyers purchase information technology (IT) businesses for many reasons. Read the first page
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adjusted net revenues, selling memorandum, synergistic buyer, majority premium, sustenance level, triangular merger, gift tax purposes, cash flow multiple, minority discount, client deposits, success fee, stock appreciation rights
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Revenue Ruling, The Chalfin Group Inc, Gift Tax Regulations, Excluded Assets, Thousand Dollars
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