{"id":46384,"date":"2015-12-10t05:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-12-10t10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=46384"},"modified":"2017-03-27t05:42:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27t09:42:24","slug":"46384","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2015\/12\/10\/46384\/","title":{"rendered":"what to discuss at the first merger negotiation meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"four<\/a>smaller, larger firms likely have different concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by marc rosenberg<\/span><\/i>
\ncpa firm mergers: your complete guide<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

mergers succeed in direct proportion to the effort made by both firms to<\/p>\n

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  1. ask lots of questions,<\/li>\n
  2. agree on as many merger implementation issues as possible before<\/em> the merger takes place and<\/li>\n
  3. openly share as much of their “dirty laundry” as possible to minimize surprises.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    don’t assume<\/em> anything. when you sit down for your first merger negotiation meeting:
    \n     read more →<\/a><\/p>\n