Structuring deals with junior partners staying on

June 03, 2022
by a searcher from Pennsylvania State University in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Hi everyone, has anyone had experience structuring a deal to purchase a majority shareholder out from a business, while a junior partner or two would like to stay on on retain their equity? Using debt to buy a majority of the biz will obviously lower cash flow to owners, so I'm curious if people have had luck financing deals like this, and if there are any creative structures out there that can create a win for the buyer and win for the legacy partners.
Thanks,
Shawn
in Toronto, ON, Canada
A win-win structure could be###-###-#### % paid on close, 20% vendor note, 10% legacy partner equity roll)
Good luck in your pursuits.
from The University of Chicago in Chicago, IL, USA
What you are proposing cannot be done (SBA or non-SBA, small or large).
I am suprised with other answers. I hope I have not misread your question.