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The Escrow Trap That Cost a Seller 19 Million
In this episode of The Acquisition Talk, Lucas and Luna dig into a deal that fell apart over something most operators barely think about: the escrow holdback. A seller of a niche industrial services company agreed to a 10 percent escrow, standard stuff, but the escrow agreement was drafted with a post-closing indemnity claim that dragged on for thirty months. The result? The seller never saw nineteen million dollars of the purchase price, and the money sat in a custodial account earning next to nothing while the buyer's lawyers worked the clock. Lucas walks through the specific language…
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