Buying and Selling a Business in Michigan, Third Edition

The Essential Resource for Michigan Business Transactions

Confidently handle the purchase or sale of a Michigan business. Understand key tax considerations and how to address specialized concerns like intellectual property, employment matters, environmental concerns, and immigration issues. Includes multiple forms and checklists.

With this book, you will be able to:

• Successfully pursue due diligence with a detailed checklist
• Handle "deal-killer" issues, such as environmental concerns or employee benefit and retirement plans
• Get comprehensive annotated asset and stock and membership purchase agreements with sample provisions you should consider including
• Know the special considerations for purchasing a financially distressed business

Highlights of the latest update include:

• New and updated forms and provisions, including a sample confidentiality agreement, model provisions for an asset purchase agreement, a sample merger agreement, and a due diligence checklist for purchase of business
• Tax updates pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and updated caselaw on employment matters
• Updated discussion on data privacy, cybersecurity, and brownfield redevelopment
• Added discussion on F reorganizations, accounting disputes, and updated Hart-Scott-Rodino Act regulations from the Federal Trade Commission