Dave Kauppi
Dave> Kauppi
is the editor of The Exit Strategist Newsletter, a Merger and Acquisition Advisor and President of MidMarket Capital, representing owners in the sale of privately held businesses. We provide Wall Street style investment banking services to lower mid market companies at a size appropriate fee structure.
Articles by this Author
Selling Your C Corp - Negotiate Hard for a Stock Sale Versus an Asset Sale
- By Dave Kauppi
- Published 10/3/2008
- Unrated
Because selling your C Corp in an asset sale creates such an unfavorable tax situation, this article explores some strategies you may employ to move the buyer to a stock sale.
Selling the Family Business - A Single Buyer is a Prescription for Failure
- By Dave Kauppi
- Published 09/26/2008
- Unrated
Many business owners get approached by a single buyer with an unsolicited offer to buy the business. This article discusses the pitfalls of entertaining this single buyer and what to do to improve your odds of getting a fair outcome.
Tax Consequences of Selling a Business
- By Dave Kauppi
- Published 07/9/2008
- Unrated
If you are thinking about selling your business, the first thing you should do is to consult your tax accountant to understand the tax consequences of various transaction structures and the resulting after tax proceeds from a stock sale versus an asset sale.
Reduce Capital Gains Tax in the Sale of a Business
- By Dave Kauppi
- Published 07/1/2008
- Unrated
The sale of your business will be your largest financial transaction. As a business owner, you have benefited from the growth in the value of your business tax free. Unfortunately when you sell your business, it is time to pay up with capital gains taxes. This article discusses an approach that allows you to again defer your capital gains taxes, maximizing the returns from your business sale.
Sell a Software Company - The Valuation Dilema
- By Dave Kauppi
- Published 06/16/2008
- Unrated
One of the most challenging aspects of selling a software company is coming up with a business valuation. Sometimes the valuations provided by the market defy all logic. This article explores the key elements that drive software company valuation multiples.
Ten Reasons to Sell Your Information Technology Company
- By Dave Kauppi
- Published 04/15/2008
- Unrated
Discression is the better part of valor was appropriate in the writings of William Shakespeare. It may also be appropriate in the rapidly changing environment of the information technology entrapreneur. This article discusses reasons an owner may consider selling his company.
Not Invented Here is Not an Option for The Large Beverage Companies
- By Dave Kauppi
- Published 03/29/2008
- Unrated
The innovation in the beverage industry is coming from a group of entrepreneurs known as the new rule makers. This article discusses an approach to form equity partnerships between these start-ups and the beverage industry giants.
An Alternative to Venture Capital for the Healthcare Technology Entrepreneur
- By Dave Kauppi
- Published 03/4/2008
- Unrated
If you are a healthcare entrepreneur seeking venture capital your odds of raising outside capital are below 3%. This article discusses a program that can dramatically improve your odds.
