In May we saw a significant uptick in business transactions and investment activity, including the review and analysis of start up companies. In one such matter, DeAngelis Legal reviewed the proposed documents, assisted the client in negotiations and structuring of the investment and documented the transaction. Documents included a promissory note and security agreement and [...]
“It’s not personal, it’s just business.” This often used phrase is utilized in a variety of contexts, often to justify some extreme unsupported negotiation position or rationalize an unreasonable result. However, it is plain wrong; business is personal. Business owners who fail to recognize this limit their success and risk losing their investment, goodwill or [...]
Buy-Sell Provisions – What is Appraised Market Value? LLC operating agreements, LLP partnership agreements, and corporation shareholder agreements all contain buy-sell provisions. These provisions grant options to purchase or require purchase of an ownership interest upon certain events such as termination of employment, death, disability, divorce, bankruptcy, etc. (the “triggering events”) in situations where the [...]
The new year kicked off strong on the business side. DeAngelis Legal assisted several clients with start-up entities, evaluating investments in venture capital opportunities and the formation of real estate holding companies. The real estate acquisitions ranged from single family lots to commercial buildings and the business ranged from online products and services to construction [...]
Estate Planning Update January, 2021 2021 Annual Gift Tax Exclusion: remains at $15,000 per donor, per donee. 2021 Gift and Estate Tax Exemption: increased to $11,700,000 per donor through 2025, see #8. Marital Deduction for Transfers to U.S. Spouse: unlimited. 2021 Generation Skipping Tax Exclusion: increased to $11,700,000 per donor through 2025, see #8. Top [...]
Assisted long time corporate client with the review and implementation of its succession plan. DeAngelis Legal reviewed the plan and prepared the necessary documents to the next stage of the plan, which included issuing additional shares to key employees and making gifts to family members, effectively cleaning up fractional shares of the entity and furthering [...]
Three years! After three years, we completed the administration of a client’s deceased aunt’s estate and trust. What should have been a relatively simple administration turned into a lengthy probate. The administration was not contested but was complicated by the aunt’s lack of financial records, failure to title assets in the name of her trust, [...]
Assisted new client with the review and negotiation of a operating agreement for a closely held company. DeAngelis Legal provided comments and recommendations as well as sample provisions for updating the agreement incorporating Arizona's new LLC Act.
Assisted minority shareholder with the review and negotiation of a comprehensive ownership succession plan for a closely held business. DeAngelis Legal provided a detailed analysis of the plan, comments to the documentation and potential resolutions of the issues raised. The plan involved updating the firm’s articles, bylaws and shareholders agreement. The shareholders agreement had triggering [...]
Happily, most our business clients have adjusted to the new reality of 2020 and are holding up well, with residential home building industry leading the way. This does not mean that there haven’t been casualties. Small businesses such as restaurants, bars, gyms, hotels and certain medical practices obviously have been the hardest hit. We have [...]
