Quarles Insights: Join Quarles for our two-part M&A webinar series, The Big Exit: What Owners Need to Know About Selling Their Company
The series will combine senior investment banking experience with Quarles' legal perspectives to enhance preparedness, reduce execution risk, and maximize value in M&A transactions. Click here to RSVP, or continue scrolling to learn more about each program in the series.
Part 2 — Navigating the Sale from LOI through Closing: Why Deals Fall Apart and How to Avoid It
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 12–1:30 p.m. CT
Join Quarles and Sikich for a fast-paced, 90-minute discussion that pulls back the curtain on what really happens through the deal process from LOI through closing—and why so many transactions never make it across the finish line.
Packed with real-world war stories, hard-won lessons, and immediately actionable strategies, this session is a must-attend for business owners, corporate executives, and in-house counsel. Our panelists will tackle the high-stakes decisions, hidden pitfalls, and critical missteps that can derail even the most promising deals—and show you how to avoid them.
Here's what you'll learn:
- The LOI: Your Starting Line, Not Your Finish Line
- Tax Structuring That Saves—or Costs—Millions
- Surviving Due Diligence
- Mastering Purchase Agreement Negotiations; Maximizing Value
- Disclosure Schedules; Protecting Yourself
- Reps & Warranties and Indemnification; Understanding and Containing Your Risks
- Why Deals Actually Fall Apart
- Keeping Your Deal on Track
Part 1 — Preparing Your Company for Sale: What Owners Need to Know Before Going to Market
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 12–1:30 p.m. CT
Click Here to View Part 1 On-Demand
Join us for an insightful presentation on the actions business owners should take and the issues they need to consider in the months and years before bringing their company to market. Among the issues to be addressed by our panel are:
- Understanding the Sale Process
- Identifying the Profile of a Desirable Buyer
- Getting Your Financial House in Order: Evaluating Your Company’s Financial Health
- Getting Your Legal House in Order
- Tax Planning
- How to Package the Business in Preparation for Going to Market
- Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Continuing Legal Education:
Each program in this two-part webinar series is eligible for 1.5 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states and 1.8 hours of CLE credit in 50-minute states. Credit hours are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. Quarles certifies that this activity is approved for California Participatory MCLE credits by the State Bar of California in the amount of up to 1.5 general credit. Quarles is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider.
CLE Attendance Verification Procedures:
- You must be logged in, participating from your own device, and need to actively watch the entire webinar.
- Please watch for pop-up polls (with audio notification) that will appear at several random times during the webinar. You must click on the pop-up polls to verify your attendance.
- Regulators require attendance to be verified, and this procedure meets that requirement.
How to Request CLE Credit:
If you meet the participation requirements above, you will receive a personalized CLE affidavit from mcle‑quarles@americanbar.org within a few days of the webinar with instructions for receiving your Certificate of Attendance.
Once you complete the affidavit, you will be able to download your certificate(s) of attendance and they will be emailed to you from mcle‑quarles@americanbar.org.
Please add the email address mcle‑quarles@americanbar.org to your contacts or request that your IT Department add this address to their whitelist to avoid having your certificates of attendance caught in spam.
When Will I Get My Certificate of Attendance?
Generally, you will receive your certificate within a week of submitting your information to the ABA.
CLE Questions?
If you have questions about the certificate you received (or did not receive) for a program that occurs in April of 2024 or later, please contact the ABA at mcle‑quarles@americanbar.org.
If you have a question about a previous event or need to speak with the Quarles CLE team, please send us an email at QBCLETeam@quarles.com.
General Questions?
Please contact Lauren Klika and Alexa Curto, events@quarles.com.