Situations

Closing down, selling, owning several companies, or holding an offer already: what changes.

• Can a bankruptcy estate license or sell company data to AI buyers?Business records can be an estate asset. How court approval under Bankruptcy Code §363 works, when a privacy ombudsman applies, and why to ask counsel.
• Can a private equity firm license data from its portfolio companies?For PE sponsors and operating partners: how data licensing works across portfolio companies, who holds the rights, and what to check before signing.
• Can a small business with fewer than 20 employees license its data?An honest look for companies under 20 employees: most buyers want larger firms, but some publish no minimum. What is realistic and what to do now.
• How does data licensing work for a holding company with several subsidiaries?Holding companies with several subsidiaries: which entity owns the records, how shared systems complicate licensing, and what to check first.
• Licensing company data at a company with 250 or more employeesCompanies with 250+ employees can request a call. Why larger firms need more scoping: more systems, more contracts, more stakeholders, more negotiation.
• Should you license company data before or after selling your business?How a data license interacts with a company sale: disclosure in due diligence, change-of-control terms, exclusivity, and privacy promises that carry over.
• What should you do with company data when closing a business?If you are winding down, export email, chat and records before cancelling accounts. Who owns the data after dissolution, and how timing works.
• You already have an offer for your company data. What now?Received an offer to license your company's data to AI? How to check it, what terms matter beyond price, and how to get a second offer to compare.