Service 02
Business acquisitions and sales.
Schneidman Law represents buyers and sellers in asset deals and equity deals, typically in the $1M to $20M range. These can be standalone engagements or part of an outside general counsel relationship. The firm works with businesses growing through acquisition and with founders winding down to sell.
Why is a business sale never just a transaction?
A deal at this level is a turning point, both a legal event and a deeply personal one. The seller may have spent years or decades building the business. The buyer is betting on a vision of what comes next.
The firm’s job is to get the documents right and to understand what the deal truly means to the people involved: what they are walking away from, what they are walking toward, and what they need to feel good about when it is done.
That means protecting the client and protecting the deal, making sure the terms hold up, without overriding your business judgment or creating friction where none is needed.
What kinds of deals does the firm handle?
The firm handles both asset deals and equity deals, on the buy side and the sell side, typically between $1M and $20M.
For buyers
Businesses growing through acquisition. The diligence, the structure, and the documents handled by someone who has sat on the business side of the table and knows what you are actually buying.
For sellers
Founders winding down to sell what they spent years building. Terms that hold up, a process that respects what the business means to you, and a close you can feel good about.
Many clients pair a deal with outside general counsel so the lawyer negotiating the deal already knows the business behind it.
Based in Williamson County? See business acquisitions and sales in Franklin, TN.
Common questions about buying and selling a business
How long does buying or selling a business take?+
A typical deal runs 60 to 120 days from letter of intent to closing. Due diligence takes 30 to 90 days of that window, and clean records shorten it. The firm keeps the documents moving so the timeline holds.
Should my deal be an asset sale or an equity sale?+
Asset sales let buyers pick what they take on. Equity sales transfer the company whole, contracts and history included. The right structure depends on taxes, liabilities, and what each side needs, and it is one of the first questions the firm works through with you.
Do I need ongoing counsel to hire the firm for one deal?+
No. Business acquisitions and sales are available as standalone engagements. Many clients continue into an ongoing counsel relationship after closing, because the attorney who negotiated the deal already knows the business.
Will my sale stay confidential?+
Confidentiality provisions protect the deal from its first document. Nondisclosure terms go into the letter of intent, and sensitive diligence materials move under controlled access, because word of a pending sale can unsettle employees, customers, and vendors.
The step-by-step mechanics live in the Buying and Selling a Business guides.
Buying or selling a business?
Start with a conversation about the deal, where it stands, and what it means for you.