Mergers & Acquisitions

During the past two decades, Bill worked with hundreds of law firms seeking or engaging in a merger or acquisition. Firms seeking to be acquired are in a vulnerable situation and need to protect their identity from all but seriously interested merger partners. Bill has developed a proprietary method to protect a firm’s identity during a merger search.   

Services offered include:

Merger Strategy – Developing a strategy customized to your firm’s particular market position and the goals of your partners and this is critical to a successful merger.

Candidate Identification – Creating a set of realistic criteria for a firm’s “Ideal Merger Partner” and then developing a list of qualified firms that satisfy those criteria is a key step.

Merger Searches – With 800+ law firms that have over 50 lawyers it is not easy to find the “Ideal Merger Partner” for a particular law firm. Successfully doing so requires extensive experience. Bill has been doing this for over fifteen years and has deep market knowledge about the legal marketplace as a result of having worked with over 500 law firms.

Deal Negotiations and Structuring – Your firm may want advice in negotiating fair deal terms that result in a win/win for both firms. Bill has extensive experience structuring deal terms taking into consideration business, tax and legal issues.

Confidentiality is critically important to law firms seeking to be acquired. Bill has personal knowledge of the expansion goals of many large and medium-sized law firms which can help smaller law firms promptly conduct a successful merger search while avoiding firms that would have no interest in combining with the particular firm. This will protect a law firm’s identity from being disclosed to law firms that are not seriously interested in negotiating a merger.

You can only merge your firm once and it might be the most important decision your firm ever makes. If you are considering merging your law firm into a larger firm let Bill assist you.

For a complimentary one-hour discussion of your situation in strict confidence contact Bill at 610-550-9612 or send an email to Bill@BrennanStrategy.com.