If you are the owner of a business that does not have a buy-sell agreement in place, or you have not reviewed your buy-sell agreement recently, it may be time to sit down with your attorney. Buy-sell ...

Few business owners want to work with the spouses or children of a partner who can no longer perform their duties. In this situation, buy-sell agreements are best for severing ties. When a company has ...

Two of my pet topics — dysfunctional buy-sell agreements and application of federal court abstention doctrine in private company disputes — intersect in a decision issued last month in Ray v Raj Bedi ...

Disaster strikes, your business partner unexpectedly dies. Much to your surprise, you have just inherited a new partner: your deceased partner’s spouse. Many business owners face this situation every ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For entrepreneurs starting or building a business with a partner or partners, one of the must-haves is a buy-sell agreement. This ...

In today’s complex business landscape, advisors play a vital role in guiding business owners through critical transitions, and succession planning is paramount among business owners’ concerns. While ...

If you are an owner of a business, what would happen if you or a co-owner were to die suddenly?Large problems can result from the death, incapacity, resignation, etc., of one of the owners. How would ...

What would happen to your business if one of your co-owners wanted to give up the business for retirement or another reason? What if that person became seriously disabled or died? If he or she got ...

A buy-sell agreement is triggered upon the occurrence of certain specified “triggering events.” The parties to the agreement may build one or more triggering events into their particular buy-sell ...

How would you like your business partner’s ex-spouse to help run your company? Does it sound like fun to have a bank own part of your business should your co-founder file for personal bankruptcy?

There are numerous legitimate business reasons to establish a buy-sell agreement for a closely-held family business. Many of these agreements set the value for estate tax purposes when one of the ...