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A few gray hairs ago, I worked in the Capital Markets Group at Raymond James. For almost 10 years, I helped numerous companies raise capital through initial public offerings and follow-on financings involving both debt and equity.

I changed gears in the mid-90s when I became the CFO of a micro-brewery chain headquartered in Chattanooga. Although moving into the restaurant sphere was a shift for me, my experience in the financial industry served me well as I navigated the ins and outs of growing what became a $90 million company. In spite of my capital markets experience – or perhaps, because of it – I always hired an advisor when the company was positioned to make an acquisition.

In Shakespeare’s Henry VI trilogy, Dick the Butcher proclaimed "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" (depicted above seizing the Clerk of Chatham),

….but the professionals at FourBridges disagree with Dick, particularly when it comes to eliminating experienced M&A attorneys (at least the ones who agree with our clients).

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