Lawyers

Holland & Knight is a global law firm with more than 2,200 lawyers and a dedicated Search Fund Team representing entrepreneurs through fund formation, capital raising, tax structuring, due diligence, and acquisitions. The team has completed dozens of search fund transactions and offers HK Deal Flow service for acquisition target introductions.

Faison Law Group is a boutique transactional law firm with M&A, corporate, and finance practices. The firm serves aspiring entrepreneurs pursuing Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) and search fund strategies, providing legal support for business sales, acquisitions, and transaction structuring. They offer fixed-fee pricing aimed at making legal services accessible to smaller deal sizes.

Joel Ankney is a Virginia-based business attorney with 30+ years of experience helping small business owners start, acquire, operate, and exit their businesses. He has closed deals with purchase prices up to $20 million, specializing in SBA-financed transactions, and acts as fractional outside counsel for Virginia businesses needing help with contracts, compliance, and disputes. Joel is also an author of three business books and guest lecturer at leading business schools on small business transactions.

Holland & Knight LLP is a global law firm with over 2,200 lawyers across 34 offices. Partner Kevin Christmas co-heads the firm's Search Funds and Independent Sponsors teams, representing domestic and international search funds, independent sponsors, and private equity funds in capital raising, M&A, divestitures, and leveraged buyouts across multiple sectors.

Albrecht Law is a boutique law firm providing M&A, transactional tax, and business litigation services, with partners from elite firms like Gibson Dunn and DLA Piper. They offer fixed-fee M&A representation with broken-deal forgiveness, have closed hundreds of transactions worth billions in aggregate value, and serve searchers, independent sponsors, family offices, and private equity groups with typical deal timelines of 60-90 days from LOI to closing.

Women-owned boutique corporate law firm specializing in finance, real estate, commercial transactions, M&A, contracts, corporate governance, compliance and general counsel services.

Baker & Hostetler LLP is a national law firm with over 1,100 attorneys across 18 offices. The firm's Chicago office, led by partner Raam Jani, maintains an active search fund and ETA practice advising private equity funds, independent sponsors, and search fund entrepreneurs on leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations, and exits in the middle market.

Boutique law firm with award-winning attorneys specializing in IP, corporate, and transactional law. Addresses micro private equity transactions and small business acquisitions, covering deal structure, financing instruments, diligence scope, and indemnification language.

SMB Law Group is a boutique, remote-first M&A law firm founded by three former Big Law attorneys from Cravath and Cooley that specializes exclusively in small and medium-sized business acquisitions, sales, and operations across all 50 states. Since launching in 2022, the firm has closed over 50 transactions totaling more than $250 million, serving individual acquirers, search fund operators, and SMB buyers through LOIs, due diligence, and deal closings.

GPS Law Group is a boutique business law firm in Pikesville, Maryland specializing in small business M&A since 2007. The interdisciplinary team brings prior BigLaw experience to $1-5M deals, handling LOI negotiations, diligence, and deal documentation along with the real estate side of transactions including leasing, financing, and property acquisitions. The firm typically engages pre-LOI and charges hourly with evergreen retainers.

Proviso (formerly Bowles PLLC) is a Charlotte-based law firm focused on lower middle market M&A, representing corporate buyers, private investment firms, and individual acquirers from LOI description through closing and post-acquisition integration. Founded by Matt Bowles, formerly of Hogan Lovells and Jones Day, the firm has completed over 100 transactions worth more than $50 billion in aggregate value. Proviso also offers ongoing general counsel, compliance, and contract operations services for the businesses buyers acquire.

Vermont-based boutique law firm specializing in M&A for deals under $10M. Offers 'Manhattan and Boston experience at Vermont prices' with expertise in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and outside general counsel services. Provides free LOI reviews and combines AI-driven insights with M&A experience.