Closing a Business; Merger or Acquisition

We've all heard of the start-up that is so popular a mega-corporation buys it up. Unfortunately, that only happens occasionally, but businesses are bought and sold everyday - merged, or sadly, out of business through bankruptcy or lack of interest. Also, what happens when another business wants to acquire your business? Do they purchase your debts, machinery or client lists? There are other times when you and your business partner need to go your separate ways. Who gets what when you don't want to end up in court?

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Articles for Termination, Merger or Acquisition of the Small Business
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-		Death & Incapacity	-		Termination of Partnerships
-		Small Business and Planning for Death and Incapacity	-		Franchise Termination
-		Closing the Business	-		Winding Up Business and Accounting
-		Closing Your Business and Breach of Agreement	-		Winding Up Business and Distributing Assets
-		Breach of Agreement & Expulsion	-		Bankruptcy and Distributing Business Assets
-		Withdrawal from a Partnership	-		Valuation of a Business
		Merger
-		Business Basics of Mergers and Acquisitions	-		Rights and Liabilities after Mergers and Acquisitions
-		Asset Valuation in Mergers and Acquisitions	-		Asset Sales & Purchases in Mergers and Acquisitions
		Selling the Business
-		Continuity of Existence and Small Business	-		Buying Or Selling A Business- the Basics
-		The Process of Buying or Selling a Small Business
		Finance
-		Small Business Bankruptcy Relief	-		Taxing Gains on Sales of Small Business Stock
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