Contingent consideration refers to a payment made as part of a business acquisition that is contingent on future events. This concept is commonly used in earn-out agreements.
An earn-out agreement is a contingent contract used in M&A transactions where the purchaser pays an initial amount at acquisition and agrees to pay additional future sums contingent on the target company meeting specified performance targets.
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