Due diligence is a concept that comes up in all different business contexts, but Brett will be discussing it in the context of mergers & acquisitions.
Due diligence is effectively kicking the tires of the business - making sure a company is a solid buy and is in the state in which it is being represented.
As a seller, it's important to understand what buyers will be looking at and how to best prepare your company for the process of due diligence.
As a buyer, the due diligence process is critically important to reducing your exposure to risk and ensuring that you do, in fact, want to buy said company.
Due diligence is generally a tedious process and performed under the cover of a Non-Disclosure Agreement, but it's a critical step in the process of M&A.
So, take a look and let us know what you think!
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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.
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