Mergers and Acquisitions: A Comprehensive Overview of the M&A Process

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#mergersandacquisitions #corporatelaw #business This video touches on all aspects of M&A: deal structures, the key players, the motivations for performing a merger or acquisition, considerations from the perspective of the buyer and the seller, and more - most of which Brett has discussed in his other videos. Here's a quick rundown in case you want to jump ahead: 0:53 - Step 1: Valuation of your company 2:51 - Step 2: Prepping for due diligence 7:14 - Step 3: Assemble your team 10:04 - Step 4: Plan the selling process 11:13 - Step 5: Finding a buyer 14:25 - Step 6: Signing a Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA) 15:02 - Step 7: Basic due diligence 15:44 - Step 8: Laying out basic terms in a Letter of Intent (LOI) 18:31 - Step 9: Intensive due diligence 21:52 - Step 10: Document the deal with a Purchase Agreement _____________________________________________ Have questions? Book a call, and talk to Brett today: https://rebrand.ly/clarity-brettcenkus _______________________________________________ You can reach Brett through: https://rebrand.ly/clarity-brettcenkus https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettcenkus https://twitter.com/BCenkus https://www.cenkuslaw.com https://braatenwoods.com https://merger-resources.com _______________________________________________ Brett A. Cenkus has 20+ years of experience in business law, finance, and entrepreneurship. Through Cenkus Law, PC, he provides advice and services for mergers & acquisitions (M&A), securities offerings, founders’ agreements, and other general business law issues. Through Braaten Woods, LLC, Brett helps business owners in the lower middle market ($2MM - $25MM) position themselves for sale, find buyers, negotiate, and close M&A deals. Brett also maintains merger-resources.com, a site packed with free articles, videos, checklists, deal diagrams, template contracts, and other tools to help pass M&A knowledge to others. Brett regularly consults with entrepreneurs and invests his own capital as an angel investor. From 2010-2013, Brett served as Chief Legal Counsel of a publicly-traded international oilfield services company. From 2001 to 2006, he and a partner founded and built Paragon Residential Mortgage. Bridge Investments acquired Paragon in 2006. Brett holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. Brett lives in Austin with his wife, Cathryn, and two children. He enjoys reading, squash, classic movies, great food and wine, and the New England Patriots.