question Best practice for pre-acquisition domain disclosure to investors?

[Strongbox]

I’m working on an off-market acquisition of a premium .com, high 5-figure purchase with comp-backed 7-figure upside, long-held by seller and exploring syndicating the acquisition via an SPV.

I’m curious to hear from experienced investors:

In your experience, what’s considered best practice when it comes to disclosing the exact domain name pre-acquisition?

Is disclosure under a simple NDA generally sufficient or do you prefer disclosure only once escrow is opened / asset secured?

I’m less concerned about legal theory and more interested in real-world norms that people here actually follow.

Appreciate any insight from those who’ve done off-market or syndicated domain deals.

 

[Braden Pollock]

There’s no such thing as an SPV for an undisclosed domain sale. You’re overthinking this. If you have an exclusive brokerage agreement with the seller, you should have nothing to worry about. If you don’t have an exclusive agreement, then I suggest only talking to reputable domain investors that you can trust. But no one is going to open escrow to purchase an undisclosed domain name. Would you go into escrow to buy a house that you’ve never seen?

 

[Eric Lyon]

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