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by a searcher from Vanderbilt University
in Delray Beach, FL, USA

3mos ago

Legal

Can anyone provide recommendation for good counsel who specializes in search deals?

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reply by a professional 3mos ago
from University of Notre Dame in New York, NY, USA

Thanks for the shout outs @redacted‌ and @redacted‌ - Hi @redacted‌ - I chair both the ETA and Independent Sponsor practice groups at Cullen & Dykman. We’re a full-service law firm but structure our work for searchers with flat fees and no retainers. My background is ex-Big Law and large-cap private equity, so we’re comfortable handling complex transactions but also structured to run smaller deals efficiently. We closed 50+ ETA transactions last year alone, plus another dozen independent sponsor / lower-middle-market PE deals, so we’re very active in the space. Feel free to DM me here or email me at redacted

reply by a professional 3mos ago
from Villanova University in West Chester, PA, USA

Thank you for the tag, ^redacted‌. ^redacted‌, I've represented many searchers here from Searchfunder, and I close these kinds of deals regularly. Please check your private message for more information! All the best, Laura