WV Business Divorce: Options When Your Business Relationship Fails
Have you ever heard of a "business divorce"? Everyone knows that a traditional divorce is the official end of a marital relationship. However, the term "divorce" is also being applied to the end of the relationship between business owners in West…
November 10, 2016
Deciding on the Type of Business Ownership Transition: Internal, External, or Closure?
Business succession planning is a process. It takes time to define your goals and structure your plan to best achieve those goals. This blog is the third in a series of six designed to help small business owners make important decisions about…
March 01, 2018
A Skilled WV Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer Closes the Deal
Merger or acquisition? These terms are interchangeable in everyday discourse. However, they have distinct, different legal meanings. If you are involved in such a transaction-in West Virginia (WV) or elsewhere-it is crucial to know the…
April 25, 2019
Negotiating Restaurant M&A Transactions Post COVID
The restaurant industry has been hit hard by stay-at-home orders, social distancing, and other safety precautions necessitated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The impact on daily operations and the economy generally have, in turn, affected larger…
August 17, 2020
Types of Mergers: Which Is Right for Your Business?
Entrepreneurs who are looking to buy or sell a business should educate themselves on the options for merging a current business with another company. We often hear the term mergers and acquisitions, or M&A, which encompasses a wide range of…
September 08, 2020
Critical Steps for a Successful M&A Plan
In any market and industry, businesses sometimes find the best way forward—or out—is through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). A successful M&A transaction, one seen through to completion, is not a matter of luck or circumstance. A…
October 22, 2020
Business Mergers and Acquisitions as a Growth Strategy
Various studies over the years have placed the approximate rate of failure for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) between 70 and 90 percent, according to the Harvard Business Review. Yet businesses continue to spend trillions of dollars each year on…
November 16, 2020
Hospitality Mergers and Acquisitions
The hospitality industry employs millions and is an important economic driver in the United States and throughout the world. The sector also offers and supports the recreational and leisure activities that improve our quality of life. However, the…
December 03, 2020
Business Valuation Approaches and Why They Matter
Businesses exist to create revenue, but revenue isn’t the only way to ascertain a company’s worth. As a business owner, you will likely need to determine your business’s value at least once, but how is that accomplished? Business…
January 27, 2021