Mergers and acquisitions – Partnering with others

Buying or selling a business may be a step too far for you – you may simply want to partner with others. If that’s the case, figuring out what type of transaction you have entered into can be tricky. The accounting really depends on whether you are jointly controlling a business, you’re buying a share in another company or simply bringing in investors by issuing shares of one of your companies. In this podcast, Andrea Schriber and Tara Smith discuss these scenarios. 

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