Your Legal Partner throughout the Search Fund and M&A Process
From 1984 through 2019 at least $1.4 billion of equity capital has been invested in search funds and their acquired companies generating approximately $6.9 billion of equity value for investors and $1.8 billion for entrepreneurs (Stanford Graduate School of Business 2020 Search Fund Study, August 13, 2020). Inspire Business Law Group, PC combines the large law experience of its attorneys with the personal attention of a boutique business firm to provide efficient and cost-effective representation to search funds and investors in this specialized market.
Our services include:
- Fund Formation
- Preparation of the Private Placement Memorandum
- Preparation of Investor Subscription Documents
- Federal and State Securities Laws Compliance
- Preparation of Non-Disclosure Agreements (“NDAs”) and Letters of Intent (“LOIs”)
- Advising Search Fund and Investors in the acquisition process of the target company through a stock sale or asset sale, including drafting the principal purchase documents
- Providing day-to-day legal advice to acquired companies
- Advising Search Funds and Investors in the eventual exit through a stock sale or asset sale transaction of the acquired company
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Large Law Firm Experience
We combine large law firm experience with the personal attention to detail of a boutique firm to provide search fund and M&A services to entrepreneurs, investors, and PE funds.
Commitment to Excellence
Our commitment to excellence is exemplified by our ability to communicate effectively, to operate as a partner in your success, and to develop the road map to meet your search fund and M&A goals in a cost-effective manner.
Experienced Business Lawyer
Edward Grenville, the managing shareholder of Inspire Business Law Group, PC, is admitted to practice in California, and has over 30 years’ experience representing public and private companies in business transactions, banks in lending transactions, investment funds, and startup companies. He has been a partner in leading national and international law firms, and was formerly the head of the corporate practice for the West Coast of a global law firm. He has worked across many industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and transportation, and served as lead counsel in a broad range of investment, disposition, joint venture, m&a, and finance transactions, bringing broad experience and a practical, results-oriented approach.
He received his J.D. from the University of San Francisco (1990) and his B.A. and M.A. from Brasenose College, Oxford University (1985).