When you are ready to sell, you need a lawyer who understands what is at stake. Our San Francisco business sale lawyers represent owners selling companies across Technology, Fintech, Biotech, providing sell-side legal counsel that protects your life's work, maximizes your value, and closes the deal on your terms.
Our managing partner provides selective business sale law counsel to clients in San Francisco and nationwide, including:
We engage selectively with capitalized founders and investors in San Francisco and nationwide:
The Bay Area is ground zero for technology M&A, with the highest concentration of venture-backed startups and tech acquirers in the world. Deal activity centers on SaaS companies, fintech platforms, biotech firms, and AI/ML startups. Strategic acquisitions by large tech companies and PE-backed roll-ups of vertical SaaS businesses drive consistent deal flow in the $5M-$50M range.
San Francisco deal valuations run 20-40% higher than national averages due to competition from strategic acquirers and growth equity firms. Sellers benefit from multiple bidders, but buyers need sophisticated deal structures to compete without overpaying.
The Bay Area produces more venture-backed companies than any other market, creating a steady pipeline of acquisition targets as startups seek exits. Access to world-class engineering talent makes acquired companies easier to scale post-close.
California's non-compete prohibition, combined with strict employee classification rules (AB 5) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), require careful due diligence on employment practices and data handling during any acquisition.
Our extensive experience with Bay Area technology companies, from early-stage startups to public companies, makes us uniquely qualified to handle complex securities transactions in this market.
A structured, methodical approach to business sale law
We review your corporate records, contracts, and legal standing to identify anything that could reduce your sale price or slow down the deal, and we help you address it before buyers see it.
When offers come in, we analyze the terms beyond just the headline price, including structure, contingencies, financing risk, and post-closing obligations, so you can compare with clarity.
We negotiate the letter of intent to establish terms that favor you heading into due diligence, including purchase price structure, exclusivity limits, and closing timeline.
Managing Partner Alex Lubyansky personally negotiates the purchase agreement, limiting your representations and warranties, capping indemnification, and structuring escrow terms that protect your proceeds.
We manage the closing process, coordinate with all parties, and negotiate transition and non-compete terms so you exit on your schedule with your interests intact.
"Every transaction has a moment where the deal either gets structured properly or it doesn't. That moment usually happens before most people realize it. By the time you're negotiating the purchase agreement, the fundamental economics are already set."
Banned entirely. Limited exception for sale of a business.
Mergers and asset acquisitions require filings with the California Secretary of State. The California Franchise Tax Board requires tax clearance certificates for dissolving entities. Bulk sales transactions require Notice to Creditors filings. Foreign entities must qualify with the Secretary of State before doing business in California.
Submit your transaction details for a preliminary assessment by our managing partner.
Your transaction details are under review. If there is alignment, we will be in touch.
Meanwhile, feel free to call us directly at (248) 266-2790
Common questions from San Francisco clients
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Read guideOur managing partner provides selective business sale law counsel for transactions nationwide. Submit your transaction details for a preliminary assessment.
Submit transaction details for review. We engage selectively with capitalized buyers and sellers.
Your transaction details are under review. If there is alignment, we will be in touch.
Meanwhile, feel free to call us directly at (248) 266-2790
Selective M&A practice - Nationwide reach - Managing partner on every deal