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Purchase price adjustment

A purchase price adjustment is a calibration of purchase prices based on metrics (often financial metrics), such as working capital as of the closing. The adjustment is designed to allocate the risk of changes to the metric to one party or the other. Depending on the deal, a purchase price adjustment may automatically be triggered by the occurrence or nonoccurrence of certain events. Terms relating to this adjustment can be found in letters of intent and acquisition agreements.