Posts by David Cook
David Cook is Director of Transactions & General Counsel at Exvere, Inc. www.exvere.com. Exvere is an investment banking firm specializing in advising private Northwest businesses in capital transactions including business sales, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, and growth capital raises. David received his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law and enjoys competing in triathlons.

8/8/08 at 1:25 PM by
David Cook
“One Buyer is No Buyer.” It’s a tried and true saying in the M&A community. It’s also a cautionary tale: the sweetheart deal outlined in the term sheet when the “dating” began erodes, bearing little resemblance to the deal left standing at the end of due diligence. Unilateral negotiations favor buyers because they control the timetable, the terms, and the…