Corporate Law Blog

Top earners looking at closely held businesses concerning taxes

Many top earners throughout the United States are looking for strategies to reduce their tax load.  While businesses are always making such attempts, this year appears to be especially important due to tax hikes put into place by Congress. More >

Contingent Business Interruption Insurance - Insuring Against the Unfathomable

The recent government shutdown luckily only had minimal effect on businesses in the private sector (mainly, government contractors). But the shutdown was enough to make business owners and operators everywhere think about the unthinkable - what happens when your business is interrupted through no fault of your own? More >

For $340 Million, Globecomm Allows Wasserstein to Take it Private

Wasserstein & Co., the private equity firm founded by the late Bruce Wasserstein who also bought New York magazine in 2003, has made a deal to acquire satellite communications giant Globecomm Systems Inc. and take the firm private sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. Wasserstein & Co. was founded in 2001 and is known for making substantial merger and acquisition deals, including one worth $3 billion. More >

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Asset-Based Loans: An Asset to Your Business

Asset-based lending was once the black sheep of financing. It was a last resort for companies and often signaled their demise. However, asset-based lending has shed its bad reputation in recent years, thanks to both the evolving sophistication of asset-based lenders ("ABLs") and the recession's blow to businesses everywhere. More >

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Who Holds the Keys to Your Office Building?

Making the leap from leasing to buying an office building can be daunting for business owners. After all, enduring the risks that come with owning a business is hard enough; venturing into the commercial real estate market can present a whole new set of hazards. However, the purchase of your own space can be highly profitable and advantageous. More >

Closely Held Tech Company Buyer Values Twitter at $10 Billion

Twitter, Inc., has not announced a plan for an initial public offering, but experts assume the social media website will go public in the near term, based on its performance with advertising. One of Twitter's shareholders, however, has just upped its estimate of the service's value by nearly 10 percent. More >