Everything You Need to Buy or Sell a Business
Purchase Agreements ◊ Asset Sale ◊ Stock Sale
Any attorney can look over your purchase agreement or conduct due diligence. And these tasks are certainly necessary for you to be able to proceed with confidence. But at Du Val Business Law PC, we do much more.
Call 1.866.601.9440 or e-mail us to discuss your business-related issues.
We will help you understand the dynamics of your market. We can make the necessary introductions between you and the clients and suppliers who can help your business grow. We can give you advice on marketing and distribution. How?
It's because, before and after we became attorneys, we were just like you — and we still are. Our lawyers have bought, managed, grown and sold successful business of their own. And they know how to help you succeed and grapple with important issues that will affect you every day. They can also answer questions related directly to buying a business, like:
- What's the difference between a stock sale and an asset sale?
- How do I perform due diligence when buying a business?
- How do I avoid problems in employment law?
Attorney Bill Du Val is a founding board member and present corporate secretary of the Oregon Business Brokers Association - an organization created to maintain ethical standards and continuing education among business brokers in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Want to Buy or Sell a Business Without a Broker?
It can be done, but consider these questions: (1) Would you buy or sell a home by yourself? (2) Do you understand the ramifications of the Offer to Purchase you will be signing? (3) Do you have access to information on the truly great businesses before they are listed? (4) Do you want to spend lawyer billing rates to help prepare the transaction?
It's good to have someone on your side and in-the-know. No experienced entrepreneur signs any substantive business contract (like a Purchase Agreement) without having a lawyer review it first. Similarly, no savvy businessperson thinks his or her skill set is so complete that they don't assemble a team of advisors for endeavors as important as buying or selling a business.
If you'd like to talk with an experienced business lawyer at our firm, you're certainly more than welcome. We're located in Portland, Oregon and we serve our home state as well as Washington and California.
Call 1.866.601.9440 or contact us online for a free, brief consultation to see firsthand that our contacts and experience with the M&A community are invaluable to helping our clients buy and sell businesses.
