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Earnout Agreement and Post-Closing Metrics (Short Form)

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M&A

A compact Earnout Agreement and Post-Closing Metrics that ties part of the price to future performance, defining the metric and the seller's protections against manipulation, sized for a lower-value or lower-risk transaction.

You get a document a counterparty will actually sign this week rather than negotiate for a month. A shorter agreement for a transaction that does not warrant the full protective set, drafted so nothing load-bearing is missing.

At a glance

Version
Short Form—Streamlined: the provisions that carry the risk, nothing optional
Revisions
2 rounds of revisions included. Additional rounds $325 each, with your order or later.
Turnaround
1 to 2 weeks from a complete instruction
You receive
An editable Word file and a clean PDF
Drafted for
Balanced—either party
Scope
One earnout
Jurisdiction
National—not state-specific

Choose the version you need

What this flat fee covers

  • A streamlined draft covering the provisions that carry the risk
  • A note listing the optional provisions left out, so the trade-off is yours
  • An editable Word file and a clean PDF

Scope of this engagement

The fee is fixed for the work described here. If your matter turns out to fall outside it, we tell you before starting and quote the difference—we never bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.

  • One earnout
  • 2 rounds of revisions included; more at $325 per round
  • Delivered in 1 to 2 weeks from a complete instruction

What we'll need from you

Send what you have. If something is missing we'll tell you what else we need before the clock starts.

  • The business terms you have agreed so far
  • The counterparty and which side of the deal you are on
  • Any existing draft, term sheet, or prior agreement
  • Your risk tolerance on the provisions that matter most to you

Not included in the fee

Third-party costs are passed through at cost, never marked up.

  • Court filing fees, agency fees, and USPTO or Copyright Office fees
  • Court reporter, transcript, and videographer charges
  • Expert witness and consultant fees
  • Search vendor, e-discovery hosting, and process server charges
  • Travel and out-of-pocket expenses

How this fee is set

$2,125 is $325/hour × 6.5 hours—the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary m&a matter, at the firm's standard rate. Publishing the arithmetic is deliberate: you can see what you are paying for, and we cannot quietly widen the scope to fit the fee.

Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with us rather than with you. You pay $2,125 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.

How it works

1
Order the service

Add it to your cart and submit the request—no card details, nothing charged online.

2
Conflicts check and engagement letter

We clear conflicts, confirm the scope, and send an engagement letter with the flat fee stated in it.

3
We prepare it

An MC Law attorney drafts and reviews your document within the stated turnaround.

4
Access in your account

Download the finished work, use every included revision round, and add more if you need them.

Frequently asked questions

The fee covers a streamlined draft covering the provisions that carry the risk, a note listing the optional provisions left out, so the trade-off is yours, and an editable word file and a clean pdf. It is fixed at this scope: one earnout. 2 rounds of revisions are included. If your matter falls outside that scope we tell you before starting and quote the difference—we do not bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.

1 to 2 weeks from a complete set of instructions, plus time for the 2 rounds of revisions included in the fee. If you are working to a court deadline or a closing date, tell us when you order and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.

$2,125 is $325/hour × 6.5 hours—the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary m&a matter, at the firm's standard rate. Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with the firm: you pay $2,125 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.

2 rounds of revisions are included. You can add more when you order, or later, at $325 per additional round. A round is one consolidated set of your comments and our revised draft back to you.

Third-party costs are never inside a flat fee and are passed through at cost, never marked up: court and agency filing fees, court reporter and transcript charges, expert witness fees, search vendor and e-discovery hosting charges, process server fees, and travel.

The business terms you have agreed so far, the counterparty and which side of the deal you are on, any existing draft, term sheet, or prior agreement, and your risk tolerance on the provisions that matter most to you. Send what you have—if something is missing we will tell you what else we need before the turnaround clock starts.

$2,125flat fee
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