We get some version of this conversation every few months: a promoter has a term sheet in hand, the price looks fair, and only after we ask “which structure is this?” do they realise nobody has actually told them. The kind of merger you sign decides your tax bill, your regulatory timeline, and how much of the headline number you actually keep. This is the guide we wish every business owner read before, not after, signing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every M&A deal gets called a “merger” in casual conversation, but the thirteen structures behind that word behave nothing alike. Here’s how to tell them apart before you’re three months into due diligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That gap is why we wrote this. If you’re weighing a deal right now, the label matters more than it looks like it should; it decides what your lawyers chase, what your due diligence team digs into, and how long you’ll actually be waiting to close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n