Delay Kills Deals! Legal Lessons for Business Owners Thinking of Selling

About this episode

The episode discusses the legal challenges and emotional aspects of selling a business with insights from legal expert Paul Bevington.

This week, I caught up with Paul Bevington, Partner & General Counsel at EMW Law LLP | B Corp. He's been helping clients buy and sell companies since joining the firm back in the 90s and has seen just about everything when it comes to business sales. Some of my favourite moments from the chat: ✅ Why sellers underestimate just how long (and emotional) the legal process really is; ✅ What “buyer verification” actually means and why it can feel like Groundhog Day; ✅ Why shareholder alignmen...

People in this episode

Host: Adam Cooper

Guest: Paul Bevington

Topics covered

• legal process
• business sales
• buyer verification
• shareholder alignment
• emotional aspects of selling

Keywords

• business selling
• legal lessons
• buyer verification
• shareholder alignment
• emotional process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EMW Law LLP, B Corp

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