Outskirts of Bruges - For sale - Restaurant Brasserie with terraces - playground and parking

 In a business sale, the price is rarely a fixed amount. What is often presented as a "sale price," is in reality a combination of various financial mechanisms designed to better distribute risk, facilitate financing or make the deal possible. The most commonly used instruments are the earn-out, deferred payment and vendor loan. Each of these mechanisms has its own logic, but they share a common goal: to make a deal more structurally balanced, provided they are well designed 

 Are you a start-up entrepreneur looking for financing for a business acquisition? Or do you already own a business and need a good source of financing for your acquisition plans? A combination of different financing sources may be a good solution for you. In this article, we explore some of the key financing options you can consider for a business acquisition.