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Corporate Partnering - A How-To Handbook
Corporate Partnering - A How-To Handbook
A practical 296 page handbook on forming Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances, Partnerings. $149.00.
  • Includes over 100 partnering examples
  • How to use 25 basic partnering agreements and 10 basic partnering structures
  • 7 funding techniques, 8 ways to handle deadlocks, the 5 basic buy/sell structures
  • The "Deadly Dozen" most dangerous mistakes
  • How to use a unique tool called a "deal sheet" - a tool that walks you step-by-step through the deal formulation process. You won't find this anywhere else!
  • What the National Review of Corporate Acquisitions has to say about it:"...a concrete, practical, step-by-step guide...over 100 partnering examples... explains how to use 25 basic partnering agreements...outlines the value and use of 'deal sheets'..."

Table of Contents (detailed table of contents)
Chapter 1 - Corporate Partnering - Is It For You?
Chapter 2 - Benefits of Corporate Partnering
Chapter 3 - Disadvantages of Corporate Partnering
Chapter 4 - Finding and Evaluating Partners
Chapter 5 - Structuring Your Deal
Chapter 6 - The Basic Building Blocks
Chapter 7 - Negotiating and Closing The Deal
Chapter 8 - Deal Sheets
Chapter 9 - Using and Controlling Lawyers
Chapter 10 - The Deadly Dozen
Chapter 11 - Managing Partnering Relationships
Chapter 12 - Recurring Issues
Chapter 13 - How To Get Started
Appendix A - Deal Sheet Outline
Appendix B - Self Needs Worksheet
Appendix C - Target Company Worksheet
Appendix D - About the Author

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Sahakian's Key Partnering Checklists
Sahakian's Key Partnering Checklists
Checklists for the 11 most common types of partnering agreements with comments. 165 pages $99.00.
  • Do quicker, easier, better deals. Worth Its Weight in Legal Fees! You won't get what you don't ask for. Learn what to look for and what to ask for! The three most fundamental rules for structuring a successful partnering agreement.
  • Checklists for: Marketing and Distribution Agreements, License Agreements, R&D Agreements, Manufacturing/Supply, Outsourcing, Facilities Management, Guarantees, Letters of Credit, Proprietary Rights, and Non-competition Agreements.
  • Includes the CPI Legal Fee Guidelines - (including estimated cost/time per task) for the checklisted agreements - to help you manage legal costs.

Table of Contents (detailed table of contents)
Chapter 1 - How to Use The Checklists
Chapter 2 - General Issues Checklist
Chapter 3 - Marketing and Distribution Agreements
Chapter 4 - License Agreements
Chapter 5 - R&D Agreements
Chapter 6 - Manufacturing/Supply Agreements
Chapter 7 - Outsourcing & Facilities Management
Chapter 8 - Guarantees
Chapter 9 - Letters of Credit
Chapter 10 - Proprietary Rights Agreement
Chapter 11 - Non-Competition Agreements
Appendix A - CPI Legal Fee Guidelines For Partnering Agreements
Appendix B - Managing Legal Fees About the Author

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Sahakian's Due Diligence Checklists
Sahakian's Due Diligence Checklists
A 118 page set of checklists. Questions to ask before you buy or partner with a company. $99.00.
  • The Questions You Should Ask Before You Acquire or Partner With a Company! Uncover hidden "Gotchas". Operations, Distribution, Customers, Products, Suppliers.
  • Includes detailed chapters on different types of assets, customers, employee agreements and benefit plans, environmental issues, foreign operations, legal matters, overlooked information sources, product issues, suppliers, tax issues, and matters relating to change in ownership.
  • For both experienced professionals and first-timers.

Table of Contents (detailed table of contents)
Chapter 1 - How to Use These Checklists
Chapter 2 - Sources of Information
Chapter 3 - General Information
Chapter 4 - Business Information
Chapter 5 - Personnel
Chapter 6 - Benefit Plans and Employee Agreements
Chapter 7 - Assets
Chapter 8 - Legal Matters
Chapter 9 - Environmental Issues
Chapter 10 - Foreign Matters
Chapter 11 - Financial Issues
Chapter 12 - Tax Obligation
Chapter 13 - Transitional Matters About the Author

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The Executive Partnering Kit
The Executive Partnering Kit

The Executive Partnering Kit
SAVE $50.00! Buy all three of the above! One copy each of: Corporate Partnering, A "How To" Handbook, Sahakian's Key Partnering Checklists, and Sahakian's Due Diligence Checklists. $297.
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Curt Sahakian
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Guides & Manuals

"Customer Partnering - An Executive Guide to Key Practices" by Curtis E. Sahakian Build yourself into your customer's business plan.

"Shareholder Buy/Sell Agreements - Key Practices & Common Provisions" by Curtis E. Sahakian the "Russian Roulette" Buy/Sell, the "Texas Showdown", the "Armenian Handshake". Sections on: Managing Shared Control - Key Practices, The Eight Basic Ways to Handle Deadlocks, The Four Basic Types of Business Valuations.

"Business Applications of Propaganda" by Curtis E. Sahakian Demagogues throughout history have used it. Today those people most successful at marketing and selling use it. Based on University research in the emerging field of Economic Behavioralism.

The "One Page Strategy Sheet" by Curtis E. Sahakian a single piece of paper that communicates to all the people in an organization the information each person needs to coordinate everyday decisions.

The "Delphi Method" by Curtis E. Sahakian This Business Guide provides a condensed discussion of the use of the "Delphi Method" for strategic planning.

Clients and Customers

Here are some of Our Clients and Customers.

  • Health Care: Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Abbott Laboratories; CIBA Corning Diagnostics; DuPont Pharmaceuticals; Bausch & Lomb; Mallinkrodt, Inc.; The Health Tactics Group;
  • Manufacturing: Tenneco; Molex Inc.; Ingersoll Rand; Golf-Pilot Industries; Rotaforge; Leviton Manufacturing,
  • Military: The U.S. Military Sea Lift Command; General Dynamics;
  • Capital Markets & Financial: The Blackstone Group; Wasserstein Perella; Mallard Capital; Ark Capital Management; Tegra Capital; Kensington Value Fund; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce;
  • Management Consulting: The Boston Consulting Group; Arthur D. Little, Inc.; Ernst & Young; University of Michigan;
  • Law Firms: Keck Mahin & Cate; McBride Baker & Coles; Sachnoff Weaver;
  • Power Industry: Hydro Quebec; Wisconsin Power and Light; NE Utilities; Idaho Power; Kanata Hydro; Nicor Energy;
  • Communications: Bell South; BellCore; Alcatel; U.S. Cellular;
  • Information Technology: Hewlett Packard; Texas Instruments; Xerox; Comdisco; Allaire Corp.; Wizdom Systems; PLATINUM Technology; Adobe Systems;
  • More: Amsterdam Pacific; Avery Dennison; Balboa Travel; Barnes & Noble; Brinker International; Castrol; Dietmar Dreier; DuPont Corp.; Edward Lowe Industries; General American Life; General Binding Corporation; Harcort Brace Jovanovich; Icarus Consulting; Kendle International; The Little Professor; Minnesota Mutual; Oneac Power Systems; Quaker Oats; Reed Ashland; Safety Kleen; Seek, Inc.; Service Master; Standard Register; The Sybaris; U-Haul International; United Sugars; William Putnam; Readers Digest; Zeus Electric; The Professional Golf Association of America; Reader's Digest; Long Term Care Resources; Cognis Corporation; Reliant Energy; DigitalInsurance.com; Boston Consulting Group; Thomas & Woolven; The Alta Group; Credence Systems Corporation; Visa International; CornerStone Technology Group; Farrar & Associates Investigative Accountants Inc.; Vail Valley Jet Center; Novo Nordisk A/S; Ernst & Young LLP; United Sugars; Partnering Designs Inc.; Ball Corporation; Johns Manville; Finantra Capital; HearUSA; Click Here for More

Information About CPI Tools, Products and Services
CPI Partnering Tools
Customer Partnering (Guide to Key Practices) || Executive Partnering Kit
Corporate Partnering Handbook, A "How-To" Handbook
(table of contents)
Key Partnering Checklists for the 11 Most Common Partnering Agreements (table of contents)
Shareholder Buy/Sell Agreements || Letters of Intent || Due Diligence Checklists (table of contents)
One Page Strategy Sheet

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Information on How to Partner
The Basics || Alliance Advantages/Disadvantages || Questions and Answers || Partnering Quotations
Dangerous Dozen Mistakes (summary) (full text ) || How to Find a Partner || Partnering With Your Customers

PartneringAgreements.com - Corporate Partnering Institute
CEO-Notes || DueDiligenceChecklist.com || Business Research Links
Mediation and Arbitration Including Sample Provisions
Telephone Consults || Fees || About Us || Testimonials
|| Clients and Customers
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