Do You Need a Broker to Sell Your Business? | M&A Broker Series

If you’re preparing to sell your business, you may be wondering whether you actually need a broker—or if you can handle the deal yourself. In this conversation, Brett and Jacob, both M&A brokers, break down what brokers really do, when they can add value (even if you already have a buyer), and why the right advisor often makes the difference between a signed LOI and a deal that actually closes. Part of an ongoing M&A Broker Series focused on giving business owners practical insight into the process of selling a company. Have questions? Book a call, and talk to Brett today: https://rebrand.ly/clarity-brettcenkus143 _____________________________________________ https://cenkuslaw.com https://braatenwoods.com https://merger-resources.com _____________________________________________ For a deeper dive into and other legal issues vital to the success of your deals and your business, visit me at: https://cenkuslaw.com Ready to sell your business? Check this out my M&A advisory firm: https://www.braatenwoods.com. _______________________________________________ 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. Paragon was sold to Bridge Investments 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 two children. He enjoys reading, squash, classic movies, great food and wine, and the New England Patriots. _______________________________________________ You can reach Brett through: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettcenkus https://twitter.com/BCenkus https://cenkuslaw.com https://braatenwoods.com https://merger-resources.com #corporatelaw #mergersandacquisitions #businesslaw #corporatelawyer