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Focused Diligence Plan
We prioritized the questions most likely to affect price, closing certainty, and post-closing liability, including customer contracts, IP ownership, employment obligations, and vendor dependencies.
Corporate Law
$15M Corporate Acquisition Deal
A time-sensitive acquisition completed with disciplined diligence and clean closing terms.
Case Details
Practice Area
Corporate Law
Client Type
Private Corporation
Duration
4 Months
Lead Attorney
Richard Dorbar
Case Overview
Background & Challenge
The Situation
A growth-stage company sought to acquire a niche competitor with valuable customer contracts, proprietary workflow tools, and a specialized team. The opportunity was attractive, but the diligence window was short and several commercial dependencies were unclear.
The client needed to confirm asset ownership, negotiate practical risk allocation, and avoid closing terms that would create expensive post-acquisition disputes.
Dorbar advised on diligence, transaction documents, disclosure review, and closing coordination across legal, financial, and operational workstreams.
Our Methodology
The Strategic Approach
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Risk-Adjusted Deal Terms
Our team negotiated representations, indemnities, holdback language, and transition covenants tied directly to the risks uncovered during diligence.
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Closing and Integration Support
We coordinated signature mechanics, closing deliverables, contract assignments, and post-closing checklists so the operational team could move quickly after completion.
Results
Measurable Outcomes
$15M
Acquisition value closed
4 mo.
Diligence-to-closing timeline
3
Key risk areas resolved before signing
The acquisition had many moving parts, but Dorbar kept the legal work disciplined and commercial. We knew what mattered before we signed.
Founder and CEO
Growth-Stage Company (Confidential)
Key Insights
Key Takeaways
Diligence Focused on Enterprise Value
The review centered on the contracts, people, and IP assets that made the acquisition worth pursuing.
Deal Terms Matched the Actual Risk
Negotiated protections were tied to specific diligence findings rather than generic closing language.
Closing Stayed on Schedule
A clear deliverables process kept legal, finance, and operations aligned through signing and closing.
Post-Closing Integration Started Early
Transition obligations were addressed before closing, reducing friction after the deal completed.
The Team
Led By Our Corporate Law Team
Richard Dorbar
Managing Partner
Advises founders, executives, and private companies on transactions, governance, and sensitive negotiations.
Emily Watson
Associate Partner
Supports technology and IP-focused deal work, licensing, and commercial agreements.
David Chen
Senior Partner
Advises on dispute risk, contract enforcement, and negotiated commercial resolutions.
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