LexisNexis and SRS Acquiom integrate M&A deal terms into templates

Knowledge is power—and now, it's embedded. Practical Guidance has partnered with SRS Acquiom, the private target M&A experts, to integrate excerpts from the 2025 SRS Acquiom M&A Deal Terms Study directly into select Corporate and M&A acquisition agreement templates.

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“I looked at over 500 businesses last year and purchased 2.” At our recent EPI Chicago Chapter (EPIC) event, one attendee from a private equity firm enlightened the crowd of how a professional buyer operates. How do sellers make it to a buyer’s top choice, or even past the first round? ➡️ Financial preparedness. Be ready to show some numbers when signing the NDA. Delays or sloppiness here is a dealbreaker. ➡️ Owner independence. An owner who is the top salesperson, head of HR and source of key knowledge is a major red flag. ➡️ Next gen management. Buyers don’t want to pay for the business AND find the people to operate it at the same time. Buyers and advisors, what other red flags do you see in businesses for sale? #smallbusiness #exitplanning #ReadyOrNot

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This is something I think about a lot in our business: What truly protects us from our competitors? In other words: what’s our moat? A moat is the unique advantage that keeps competitors at bay and makes your offering hard to copy. It could be: 🔷 Proprietary IP, systems or tech 🔷 Brand trust built over years 🔷 Deep expertise or niche focus 🔷 A community that would follow you anywhere 🔷 Or simply executing better, faster, and with more alignment with your market than anyone else As a team, the more we understand our moat, the better we can protect it, and build around it. (Which is why I spend hours building, protecting and training our team on it.) Because when your edge is clear, you stop competing on price or noise.

From licensing to litigation, and product mapping to IP ownership, ktMINE helps corporate IP teams analyze and synthesize both internal IP data and external industry sources to: Protect your innovations by securing your core invention assets and identify potential new patents. Evaluate your portfolios and assess the strategic importance of every asset, optimizing your patents for value. Monetize your assets by finding ways to license, cross-license, and extract value from your IP. Align your IP decisions into product and business roadmaps. Mitigate critical risks by monitoring competitors, tracking litigation, and verifying asset ownership Connect with our team to learn more about how corporations are using IP data platforms like ktMINE to cut through the noise and secure the insights they need, when they need them. https://bit.ly/3KtL0u3 #IntellectualProperty #IP #IPStrategy #Patents #CorporateStrategy #IPMonetization #ktMINE

The speed of business is faster. One interesting nugget: the due diligence on a UK tech acquisition was conducted over one weekend by a provider that was able to offer lower advisory fees by leveraging existing data and network connections. There is always limited information available to buyers. Customer retention is a key metric, where more time can add a lot more accuracy than an expert eye trusting their gut after quickly reviewing their slides. Would you bet your M&A fund on two days of due dilligence?

Are broker / seller one-sided NDAs fundamentally unbalanced?" Unfair? Sellers and brokers ask potential buyers to sign iron-clad agreements to protect company secrets. That's fair.   But what about the buyer?   Their interest in a specific market, their financial capacity, their acquisition strategy—that's highly sensitive, valuable information. A one-sided NDA leaves all of it unprotected.   Sadly, and not surprisingly, some potential buyers have been fired by their employer who discovered their desire or search for business opportunities.   So, I have to ask:   If you champion one-sided NDAs, can you defend them? What risks do you believe buyers are actually facing when they share their plans without reciprocal protection?   Buyers/Searchers: How do you push back? Do you redline the agreement, walk away, or just accept the risk?     What's the most effective way to protect yourself when the other side won't budge on mutuality?   IMO - CONFIDENTIALITY should be a two-way street. Agree or disagree?   Let's debate in the comments. 👇   #DealMaking #BusinessEthics #M&A #SMBacquisitions #DueDiligence #NDA #BuyerBeware #SearchFund

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🔹 Most M&A Advisors Don’t Speak Tech — We Do. Too many M&A advisors know the spreadsheets but not the stack. At Alinea, we believe understanding the tech is key to telling the right story and landing the right deal. Simon Lloydbottom explains what most advisors miss. #TechM&A #DigitalTransformation #MSP #BusinessValuation #DueDiligence