The knowledge base on business acquisitions & business sales

Vendor loan

There are several ways to finance a business acquisition, and a vendor loan can be part of the total financing sum.

Wietze Willem Mulder

Jan. 20, 2025

Financing business acquisitions? In this article, we'll walk you through the different options for your situation.

Financing: 7 ways to finance your acquisition

If you are planning to take over a business, arranging financing is an important step. In this article, we list the seven most common forms of financing in a business acquisition.

Wietze Willem Mulder

Jan. 19, 2025

Investing in startups requires good preparation, because how big is your investment, what life stage are you looking for and do you have preferences in terms of industry?

Invest

This is how you will invest in startups

Investing in startups requires good preparation, because how big is the size of your investment, in what life stage of the business do you want to invest and do you have a preference for an industry?

Wietze Willem Mulder

Jan. 19, 2025

We give you 4 reasons to seek the help of an independent financing advisor during an acquisition.

Funding

4 reasons for a financing advisor in an acquisition

We give you 4 reasons to seek the help of an independent financing advisor during an acquisition.

Wietze Willem Mulder

Jan. 18, 2025

You can agree as buyer and seller to post an anonymous proposition on a crowdfunding platform.

Crowdfunding to finance business acquisitions

In a business acquisition, the ability to fund the transaction is essential. Can crowdfunding play a role in this?

Wietze Willem Mulder

Jan. 18, 2025

In the world of finance, private equity and venture capital are important terms. But what is actually the difference?

Private equity vs venture capital

In the world of finance, private equity and venture capital are important terms. But what is actually the difference?

Wietze Willem Mulder

Jan. 18, 2025

What is private equity and what forms are there? You can find all the relevant information on this topic at Brookz

Private equity: these are the pros and cons

If you want your business to grow, it needs money. If no lenders can be enthused via the regular route, a capital injection in this way can be a good alternative.

Wietze Willem Mulder

Jan. 17, 2025

Buying a business out of bankruptcy requires a specific approach. For example, you can buy the contents from a bankruptcy or buy the entire business.

Bankruptcy: what does it entail? And how do you prevent it?

Declining customer orders, cash flow problems due to bad-paying debtors or management failure. Sometimes small- and medium-sized business owners struggle to keep their heads above water.

Wietze Willem Mulder

Jan. 16, 2025

As an entrepreneur, you can attract an investor to participate in your business, which will help you grow faster.

This is how to participate in an existing business

As an entrepreneur, you can attract an investor to participate in your business, which will help you grow faster.

Wietze Willem Mulder

Jan. 16, 2025

Sometimes a split between shareholders is unavoidable. How do you come to a solution that satisfies everyone?

Valuation

Shareholders apart: how to act?

Sometimes a split between shareholders is unavoidable. How do you come to a solution that satisfies everyone?

Marnix Messersmith

Jan. 16, 2025

Restart after bankruptcy? You can buy (part of) the contents at auction or buy the entire business from the trustee.

Starting over after bankruptcy

A changing market, falling demand or too low a profit margin? There are dozens of reasons why a business can go bankrupt.

Wietze Willem Mulder

January 15, 2025

While payback may seem like a simple metric, it often falls short as a measure of a company's value.

Valuation

What is the value and payback of a business?

While payback may seem like a simple metric, it often falls short as a measure of a company's value.

Christian van der Heijden

January 15, 2025

In the end, it comes down to the-most-voted money from creditors and you'll know if your reprieve is final.

Bankruptcy

Suspension of payment

When things don't look as favorable as expected, the specter of impending bankruptcy soon strikes the entrepreneur's heart. A suspension of payments can be requested from the court; this is a special form of moratorium. But when do you actually have this option?

Wietze Willem Mulder

14 January 2025

These 10 tips will help you successfully take over a bankrupt business from a receiver. Read our tips for achieving a relaunch.

Bankrupt business takeover from receiver: 10 tips

Buying a bankrupt business from a receiver has quite a few hooks and eyes. But maybe it actually offers opportunities for your position in the market.