an offer you can’t refuse? maybe… maybe not.

25 questions smaller firms must ask larger firms before merging.

by marc rosenberg
how to negotiate a cpa firm merger

it’s very likely that when a small firm considers merging upward with a much larger firm, the small firm will pretty much have to accept the terms offered by the larger firm.

in these cases, the “negotiations” take the form of the smaller firm simply learning what the merger terms are and deciding whether it can accept those terms. here are the 15 most important questions.