Guatemala: ¿Comprar acciones o comprar activos? La pregunta del millón de dólares (o un poco más que eso)
Published date | 07 June 2022 |
Author | Sofía Escribá |
Law Firm | Consortium Legal |
Una forma de generar crecimiento en los negocios es a través del crecimiento inorgánico y esto significa identificar un negocio que sea exitoso y que genere flujos de efectivo importantes e invertir en dicho negocio.
Cuando un empresario identifica una oportunidad de inversión se hace varias preguntas, incluyendo las siguientes:
- ¿Quiero comprar todo el negocio o solo una parte de este?
- En caso compre solo una parte, ¿quiero comprar una posición controladora[1] o puede ser una posición no controladora? ¿Voy a estar involucrado en la administración del negocio o quiero ser un inversionista pasivo?
- En caso vaya a comprar el negocio completo, qué me convenie más, ¿comprar las acciones de la sociedad que opera el negocio o comprar los activos?
En este artículo daremos algunas ventajas y desventajas de las opciones planteadas en la última pregunta.
Tema |
Compra de Activos |
Compra de Acciones |
Responsabilidad |
La responsabilidad del comprador por cualquier cosa que sucedió antes de la fecha de compra y que sucedió mientras el vendedor controlaba el negocio está limitada. Lo más probable es que cualquier demanda se inicie en contra de la sociedad del vendedor que operaba el negocio. |
En caso se presente alguna demanda o se de algún problema con la sociedad luego de la compra, la sociedad será la responsable y por lo tanto el comprador será afectado. En los contratos de compraventa de acciones, se trata de limitar esta responsabilidad haciendo el vendedor responsable de cualquier cosa que haya sucedido previo a cierta fecha (generalmente la fecha de venta) pero esto implica que el comprador debe iniciar un proceso en contra del vendedor para recuperar los daños que haya sufrido. |
Permisos |
En caso el negocio que se esté comprando requiera de muchos permisos y autorizaciones, la compra de activos puede no ser una opción, si el negocio no puede operar sin estos permisos. Esto porque luego de la compra será querrá operar de forma inmediata y si no se puede operar sin permisos, entonces estaremos en problemas. En caso el negocio puede ser operado mientras la cesión de los permisos está en trámite, se puede considerar esta opción. |
En caso por el tipo de negocio no se pueda operar sin permisos o mientras estos están en trámite, se deberá optar por una compra de acciones y no de activos. Algunos ejemplos, podrían ser proyectos hidroeléctricos o mineros. |
Facilidad |
La compra de activos requiere de más... |
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