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Selling Your Business in 3 Years: Legal Prep to Start Now with M&A Attorney
If you plan to sell your professional service firm within the next 12 months, the sale will feel less like a sprint if you start the legal prep now. Buyers don’t just buy revenue, they buy certainty : clear ownership, enforceable contracts, and manageable risk. This post is Part 1 of a 3-part series for owners planning a sale in the following year. The promise is simple: reduce deal friction, protect purchase price, and shorten due diligence by starting legal work early. M&A is short for “mergers and acquisitions,” which is the process of selling a company (or buying one) through a negotiated deal. Working early with a mergers and acquisitions attorney helps you spot the issues that buyers and their counsel will flag later, when fixes are slower and costlier. Series preview Part 1 (this post): legal cleanup and diligence prep Part 2 : deal terms and negotiations Part 3 : closing, transition, and post-close risk This is general information, not legal advice. If you’re planning to sell in the next year, book a discovery call or contact Company Counsel to map out a practical plan.
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