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            • comfort letter
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            • Document issued to back up an agreement but which does not have any contractual standing. They are often issued by a parent or associate company stating that the group will back up the position of a small company to improve its trading position. They always state that they are not intended to be legally binding. Also known as letters of comfort. www.businessballs.com
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            • You should never give that comfort letter to a seller until after you sign the contract. Why not? If, for example, you are negotiating the sales price, and the seller learns from the comfort letter that you can qualify for a higher purchase price than you are offering, the seller may not be so inclined to negotiate the sales price down. - Realty Times by
            • The appellants duly provided the comfort letter from their bank in the time specified and on 25 March the respondents confirmed that, subject to contract, they agreed to the sale of the property and the shares in the company to the appellants for £2m. - Academic Answers by
            • The presentation of a Full Corporate Offer (FCO) is always contingent to the presentation of the Buyer’s Letter of Intent (LOI) containing full banking coordinates and explicit authorization for soft probe. In addition the Buyer must present the Bank Comfort Letter (BCL). - Four Seasons Asia Pacific Ltd. by
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