In this AlphaTakes video, Matt Storms discusses the common considerations that drive the decision on how to structure a company sale transaction.

Here are the key takeaways from this video:

1. The most common considerations that affect the transaction structure for the sale of a privately held emerging company are taxes, assignment of contracts, seller shareholder approval, transfer of licenses and permits, ability to exclude certain assets or liabilities, and simplicity.
2. Which factors are important are often deal specific.
3. While no transaction structure is right for all deals, an asset sale transaction is used most frequently in privately held emerging company sales.