So, you’re ready to sell your company – and if you did your homework, you don’t have any prior engagements holding you back. Where do you start?

Back in May, we introduced you to the three phases of selling your company: development, marketing and closing. Given that it was the height of wedding season, a marriage analogy seemed appropriate. We’ve decided to take that comparison and run with it: Our next few posts will devote an in-depth discussion to each phase. For purposes of this mini-series, feel free to think of us as your FourBridges Relationship Advisors. (If this goes well, we’ll consider adding “Bridge to Marriage” to our list of services.)

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).