Mergers & Acquisitions
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Selling or buying a company is often the biggest deal an owner signs. We keep it moving and protect what you built.
Our corporate group advises founders, family owners, private investors and strategic buyers on transactions in the range where every term is negotiated by people who know the business personally. We are comfortable leading a deal from the first conversation with a broker, and just as comfortable joining a process already under way.
Good deal counsel is partly legal drafting and partly project management. We run a disciplined closing checklist, coordinate with your accountant, banker and wealth advisor, and flag the handful of issues that genuinely deserve your attention so the rest of the process does not consume your week.
Many owners come to us a year or two before they plan to sell. That early window is valuable: it lets us tidy up contracts, confirm who owns key intellectual property, and fix small problems that a buyer would otherwise use to lower the price. The same preparation helps if an unexpected offer arrives sooner than planned.
Capabilities
A transaction touches almost every part of a business. These are the areas we handle most often for buyers and sellers.
Clean up of corporate records, contracts and employment files before a sale process starts, so diligence confirms value instead of eroding it.
Ask about thisNegotiating price mechanics, exclusivity, working capital targets and the terms that quietly shape the definitive agreement later.
Ask about thisOrganized review of contracts, liabilities, licenses and employee matters, with a short written report that ranks what matters most.
Ask about thisDrafting and negotiating asset and equity purchase agreements, indemnities, escrows and earn out terms that match how the business actually earns money.
Ask about thisTransition services, retention agreements and the first-year obligations that decide whether a deal feels successful once it has closed.
Ask about thisWhy choose us
Owners choose us for deals because we keep transactions calm, organized and on schedule.
Deal calendar ownership
We publish the closing timeline and chase every party on it, including the other side.
Tax aware structuring
We work alongside your accountant from the letter of intent onward, not after the price is set.
Seasoned negotiators
Partners who have sat on both sides of the table and know which asks are standard.
Continuity after closing
The same team is available for earn outs, disputes and the next deal.
26+
Years in practice
1,900+
Matters handled
38
Attorneys
2
Ohio offices
Firm figures are illustrative for this demo.
Deal FAQ
Transaction questions
Still have a question?
If your situation is not covered here, call the office or send a short note and a partner will reply.
Contact usIdeally before signing a letter of intent. The letter sets expectations on price mechanics, exclusivity and key terms that are difficult to renegotiate once a buyer has spent money on diligence.
For owner-led companies, three to six months from signed letter of intent to closing is common. Regulatory approvals, financing or a messy data room can extend that.
In an asset sale the buyer picks specific assets and liabilities; in a stock or equity sale the buyer takes the company as a whole. The choice affects taxes, contracts and risk for both sides.
Yes. We prefer it. Deals go more smoothly when the advisors who already know the business stay closely involved.