Getting specific to crack open the conversation
A “valuation process” buy-sell agreement is an agreement that stipulates the process for determining a value of the business. This differs from a fixed price agreement, which states the dollar value of the business right in the agreement; a formula agreement, which states a formula for valuing the business (X times annual sales, for example); and a shotgun agreement, where one person has a right or obligation to buy (or sell) at a some price, and the other party has the right or obligation to sell (or buy) at that same price.
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