Description: As a business owner, the last thing you want is to wake up the morning after you sell your company and wonder if you left money on the table. David King addresses the issues business owner should know when planning and selling their business to maximize the sale value. A must read for every business owner from main street to the middle market!
Brief description: David King is an experienced professional who has represented companies and business owners in a broad range of industries and M&A transactions. He has worked as a CPA, corporate attorney, and M&A advisor, helping entrepreneurs to develop their businesses, from formation to their exit strategy. David combines skills developed in several professions with a firm understanding that technical issues should not supersede a seller's business objectives. As an M&A attorney, David earned an AV Preeminent Rating - the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell. David has represented businesses through their formation, governance, taxation, reorganization, acquisition, and dissolution. David practiced corporate securities law at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood on Wall Street and at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Silicon Valley. In Silicon Valley, David worked on venture capital financings, initial public offerings, employee stock option plans, and mergers & acquisitions. On Wall Street, David counseled clients through public offerings of securities and international business transactions. David is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant, he worked as a senior accountant for Deloitte, and he earned the Elijah Watt Sells Award for his outstanding performance on the CPA exam. David graduated first in his class from the University of Florida's Fisher School of Accounting, and he earned his Juris Doctor with Honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a proud father of two who enjoys family and outdoor activities.
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As a business owner, the last thing you want is to wake up the morning after you sell your company and wonder if you left money on the table. It can make you have flu-like symptoms. David King addresses the issues every business owner should be knowledgeable of when planning for and pursuing the sale of their business so as to maximize the sale value. A must read for every business owner from main street to the middle market!
Tim Malott, Managing Partner, Shoreline Partners, LLC; M&A Advisors
I have read many business books over the years and found this book exceptional. The information and related examples outlined in this book will give the reader great insight about selling a business. A must read for every business owner who wants to learn how selling a business works. Thank you David King for creating an awesome book!
Thor Eakes, CPA, Eakes & Company CPAs