{"id":4573,"date":"2026-11-03T15:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/?post_type=avada_faq&#038;p=4573"},"modified":"2026-11-03T15:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:23:17","slug":"what-documentation-is-required-when-buying-or-selling-a-business","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/faqs\/what-documentation-is-required-when-buying-or-selling-a-business\/","title":{"rendered":"What Documentation Is Required When Buying or Selling a Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"731\">The documentation typically required when buying or selling a business includes an initial business assessment and a comprehensive information package: Teaser, Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Information Memorandum (IM), KPIs and financial forecasts, key contracts, organizational chart, and a well-organized data room covering financial, legal, tax, employment, and commercial information.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"731\">The following documents are typically prepared:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"1140\">\n<li data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"783\">\n<p data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"783\"><strong data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"744\">Blind Teaser (a summary without sensitive information).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"858\">\n<p data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"858\"><strong data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"793\">NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"947\">\n<p data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"947\"><strong data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"867\">IM (Information Memorandum, a comprehensive sales document outlining the company&#8217;s history, financial data, and business plan).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1014\">\n<p data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1014\"><strong data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"957\">KPI<\/strong> (<em data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"987\">Key Performance Indicators<\/em>, <strong data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1010\">indicadores clave<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1140\">\n<p data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1140\"><strong data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1030\">Data Room (secure document repository) and a Q&amp;A (Questions &amp; Answers) channel for potential buyers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The documentation typically required when buying or selling a business includes an initial business assessment and a comprehensive information package: Teaser, Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Information Memorandum (IM), KPIs and financial forecasts, key contracts, organizational chart, and a well-organized data room covering financial, legal, tax, employment, and commercial information. The following documents are typically prepared: Blind <a href=\"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/faqs\/what-documentation-is-required-when-buying-or-selling-a-business\/\">&#8230; [Leer m\u00e1s]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[218],"class_list":["post-4573","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq_category-frequently-asked-questions-about-buying-and-selling-businesses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/4573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/4573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4575,"href":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/4573\/revisions\/4575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graftoncorporate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=4573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}