In an asset sale the buyer picks which assets and liabilities to take on; in a share sale it acquires the whole company, history included. Tax treatment, third-party consents and risk allocation all differ.
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A shareholder agreement sets out how decisions are made, what happens when a founder leaves and how shares can be sold. Without one, disputes are costly and slow to resolve.
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Before signing, review the target's financial statements, customer contracts, employment obligations, intellectual property and any pending litigation.
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People who have already lost money are often contacted by "recovery agents" promising to get it back for an upfront fee. These are frequently the same criminals.
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Blockchain transactions are public. Specialist analysts can often follow stolen crypto-assets across wallets until they reach an exchange that knows its customers.
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Speed is the most important factor in recovering money lost to fraud. Stop sending funds, preserve every message, receipt and transaction ID, and report the fraud to your bank and to the FBI's IC3.
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