Mergers and Collaborations - Philip Kirkpatrick and Tina Winders
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Practical guidance on mergers and collaborative working arrangements. A presentation by Philip Kirkpatrick from Bates Wells and Braithwaite and Tina Winders from the Development Trusts Association at the CFDG Annual Conference 12th May 2011
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Issue or Consideration
Sole Prop.
General Partnership
Limited Partnership
Limited Liability Co
Subchapter “C”
Corporation
Subchapter “S”
Corporation
Liability
Unlimited personal liability
Unlimited personal “Joint and Several” liability for Partnership
Gen Partners (at least 1):unlimited liability
Limited Partners: Limited to investment
Shareholders- no personal liability beyond investment
Shareholders- no personal liability beyond investment
Ease of Formation
No formal requirements
No formal requirements
Requires formal filing
Requires formal filing
Requires formal filing and qualification and “election” with IRS
Ease of Operation
No issue
Limited concern- as agreed
ONLY General Partners operate
No participation of Limited Partners
Shared operation between Directors (major decisions) and Officers (day- to- day) and Shareholders (fundamental changes)
Shared operation between Directors (major decisions) and Officers (day- to- day) and Shareholders (fundamental changes
Taxation
No additional tax issue or burden
Partnership return with Pass through to individual partners
Partnership return with Pass through to individual partners
Possibility of double taxation
Avoids possibility of double taxation
Capitalization
Limited to loans (usually banks)
Limited to loans (usually banks)
Also have limited partner investment
Issue stock or Bonds
Issue stock or Bonds
Duration
Limited duration
Limited duration
Limited duration (gen. Partners) flexibility with limited partners
Perpetual
Perpetual
Alienation
No
No
No-General
Possible with Limited partners
Simple stock transfer
Simple stock transfer
Partnership Form of Business
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UP
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Mergers and Collaborations - Philip Kirkpatrick and Tina Winders
- 1. web: www.locality.org.uk email: [email_address] tel: 0845 458 8336
- 2. Emerging from a Merger Lessons learned from the merger of bassac and DTA Tina Winders Director of Finance and Corporate Services Locality
- 12. locality.org.uk
- 13. Part 2 Structures and Legal Considerations Philip Kirkpatrick Co-Head Charities and Social Enterprise Department Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP
- 20. Basic Merger Structures: Asset Transfer 1 A B
- 22. Basic Structures: Asset Transfer 2 A B C
- 24. Basic structures: Group 1 B A
- 25. Basic Structures: Group 2 C A B
- 27. Basic Structures: Federation F M M M M M M
- 34. Philip Kirkpatrick Partner Co-Head of Charity and Social Enterprise Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP p.kirkpatrick @bwbllp.com DD: 020 7551 7835 www.bwbllp.com
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