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searcher Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Technische Universität Berlin

DOES ANY ONE HAVE EXPERIENCE IN BUYING A COMPANY?

I have been approached from a couple of sellers, I need feedback from the community which is the criteria of buying a healthy company? I mean in terms of cash flow, revenue, total liabilities of the company, debt ratio.

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searcher Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 04/07/2021

There are tons of people who’ve bought a company here! I’m not (yet) one of them, but you can use the search fund directory to find people who are. Just looks for funds that have closed a deal.

Also, buying a company can’t be distilled into pure financials. Even if it could, you still have to adjust financials yourself to (1) represent true economic earning power rather than using what the broker/seller gives you and (2) include an estimate of future financials (doesn&rs

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searcher IMD University of Melbourne - 04/07/2021

Hi Zaid, I am happy to have a look at the financial statements and share my thinking on the investment opportunity. Feel free to send me a message [redacted]

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searcher Webster University United States Air Force Academy - 04/07/2021

My knowledge is theoretical, but here goes: the core of the value of the business is how much can it afford to pay for its own acquisition. Generally businesses are so big that someone isn't getting paid off all at once, which means a significant amount of money has to be secured by reliable cashflows and/or valuable assets. A business with unreliable cashflow and no assets isn't worth much, and the reverse is of course true. This math can change if the acquiring party values something other tha

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professional Pace University Vassar College - 04/08/2021

I have been involved in dozens of transactions in my career as a CFO, as a Controller and once as a buyer. Since your question is so broad, thinking that a conversation would be best. Please feel to reach out to me at [redacted] and then we can schedule a call.

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