Buy-Sell Agreements for Corporations and LLCs: Drafting Stock Redemption, Cross-Purchase and Mixed Agreements
Navigating Complex Corporate, Tax, Estate Planning and Insurance Law Issues When Planning for a Business Transition
Course Details
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On-Demand
- signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level
- work Practice Area
Commercial Law
- event Date
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
- schedule Time
1:00 PM E.T.
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90 minutes
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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This CLE course will provide guidance to deal counsel for drafting and negotiating buy-sell agreements for corporations and LLCs that help facilitate the smooth transition of a business interest. The panel will discuss key considerations when crafting the agreements, including defining the events that trigger the sale or transfer of an interest in a business, how purchase price will be determined, funding the buyout, how valuation will be determined for estate tax purposes, and more.
Buy-sell agreements are essential to smoothly transitioning ownership of a corporation or LLC in the event of an owner or member's death, disability, divorce, retirement, bankruptcy, termination, or sale of interest to a third-party nonmember.
Negotiating and drafting buy-sell agreements for corporations and LLCs involves complex issues of corporate and business law, tax law, estate planning and insurance. Determining the most suitable structure for buy-sell agreements will have lasting tax implications.
Counsel must also consider how to define the events that will trigger the sale or transfer of a business interest, and how valuation and purchase price should be determined.
Funding is another complicated aspect of the buy-sell agreement. Buy-sell agreements can be funded by a variety of sources, including insurance, installment payments, and borrowed funds. The lack of proper funding can void the agreement.
Listen as our authoritative panel discusses negotiation and drafting techniques for effective buy-sell agreements. The panel will discuss the different types of buy-sell agreements and the suitability of each, and explain key considerations for deal counsel, including funding and valuation determinations and tax ramifications of the agreements.
- Types of buy-sell agreements and when each should be used
- Considerations when drafting and negotiating agreements
- Triggering events
- Purchase price
- Funding the buyout
- Valuation of the business interest
- Tax implications
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How counsel should determine the type of buy-sell agreement that is suitable for the corporation or LLC
- Drafting techniques that will maximize the smooth transition of the corporation or LLC
- Various funding mechanisms for buy-sell agreements, and how to choose the most effective funding vehicle
- Appropriate valuation techniques
- Tax implications counsel must understand when structuring and funding the buy-sell agreement
