An asset purchase agreement crossed my desk recently with a provision that allowed the buyer to post a notice on the door that there was a pending transfer of the business. Also included in buyer’s proposed purchase agreement was a provision obligating seller to maintain all customers, vendors, and employees against that threat that the buyer could terminate the contract.
Upon review, it appeared that the buyer was setting the seller up to force the seller out of business so that buyer did not actually have to pay any money to eliminate its competitor. It is critically important that confidentiality be maintained during the pendency of the transaction. There are many ways to do this:
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