Personal Goodwill/Construction Industry

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by a searcher from Harvard University
in Toronto, ON, Canada

4mos ago

Personal Goodwill/Construction Industry

Anyone with experience allocating personal goodwill on a general contracting business in US? What are your dos and donts. any funder pushbacks? Please comment and I will reach out, if anyone has experience or seen this sector deals with personal goodwill.....

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reply by an investor 4mos ago
from Columbia University in Dallas, TX, USA

I have experience with this. Let’s talk. Construction/contracting deals are very different than many other industries, especially where projects are long-terms and subcontracting is involved. Watch out for how insurance, bonding and licensing requirements act affect your transaction! About personal good will, definitely want CPA and tax attorney sign off. Often advisable to get an appraisal.

reply by a professional 4mos ago
from University of Notre Dame in New York, NY, USA

We do a ton of this on our deals in the trades (usually when we're forced to buy C Corps in stock sales)... a pretty specific set of facts need to align, but definitely doable if the business only has one or two sellers who control most of the business relationships. I can loop you in with my tax partner, if you'd like to chat through more - my email is redacted