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When You are Looking to Sell Your Practice or Buy a Practice, What you Should Know About Valuations, Financing and Payout Options. . Chris Frederiksen, CEO & Chairman 2020 Group USA. 3. The most frequent questions I get are:. What’s the Multiple? What’s the Multiple?
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When You are Looking to Sell Your Practice or Buy a Practice, What you Should Know About Valuations, Financing and Payout Options. Chris Frederiksen, CEO & Chairman 2020 Group USA
3 The most frequent questions I get are: • What’s the Multiple? • What’s the Multiple? • What’s the Multiple?
PCPS Survey • Sole Practitioner • 65% are over 55
PCPS Survey • Multi-Partner Firms • 63% expect a partner exit within 5 years
The Multiple is not the cause of a practice’s value – it’s the effect of the 15 C’s C CcCcCCcCcCCcCc
The 15 C’s • Client Retention • Culture of the Firms • Chemistry of the People
The 15 C’s • Care standards for Clients • Comparable Relationship • Co-dependency with Clients
The 15 C’s • Capacity to serve the Clients • Charging, Billing and collecting of fees • Close enough office location
The 15 C’s • Cost Savings • Cash at Closing • Contingency Payout
The 15 C’s • Compensation for services rendered • Cutting back • Communicating the deal to Clients
10 Key Considerations of Valuation • Location • Size • Types of Practice • Dependency • Staff Announcing our 2013 Seminar Program– Register Today at www.2020groupUSA.com
10 Key Considerations of Valuation Recurring Revenue Billing Rates and Realization Concentration of Fees Age of Clients Technology Announcing our 2013 Seminar Program– Register Today at www.2020groupUSA.com
21 Key Deal Points • Price Determination • Cash Down payment • Payout Period • Acceleration • Contingency • Collars • Tax Treatment
21 Key Deal Points • Financing • People and Benefits • Use of Name • Advising Clients • Fees • Deficient Work (Fix-it) • Uncompleted Work (Catch-up)
21 Key Deal Points • Consultancy • “Perks” • Tail Insurance • Non-Compete • Disputes • Death • Divorce
So what’s theREAL deal on Multiples? • Major City • Suburbs • Rural
Final Piece of Advice • Do NOT sign a lease for office space!