With over 50,000 engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firms in the U.S., many observers feel that continued consolidation in the professions is inevitable. The Insider's Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions is a result of the collaboration between the attorneys of Burns & Levinson, LLP, and the consultants of Zweig White & Associates, and combines the insights of seasoned attorneys and management consultants who make their livings assisting consulting engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firms with ownership transition and mergers and acquisitions. The guide is organized to give A/E/P and environmental consulting firm principals a step-by-step understanding of how mergers and acquisitions happen. Topics include what's driving the market, who the players are, and the steps to exploring, structuring, and successfully completing a merger or acquisition. You'll learn how to prepare your firm for a merger or acquisition, tax and corporate considerations for both buyers and sellers, drafting a letter of intent, conducting due diligence, the transaction documents, preparing for closing, the closing itself, integration, and measuring the success of your transaction. The book is packed with forms, checklists, examples, war stories and special tips, other resources, and more.
