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Last updated: September 2026

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Everything on this website, in the newsletter, in the downloadable materials, and in the book Demystifying Mergers and Acquisitions is provided for general educational and informational purposes. It reflects the personal experience and opinions of the author and is not a substitute for professional advice.

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Nothing here constitutes legal, tax, accounting, investment, securities, or financial advice, and nothing here creates an attorney-client, accountant-client, advisory, or fiduciary relationship. Mergers and acquisitions involve significant legal, tax, regulatory, and financial risk that depends on the specific facts, jurisdictions, and parties involved. Before entering into, negotiating, or closing any transaction, consult qualified legal counsel, tax advisers, accountants, and financial advisers licensed in the relevant jurisdictions.

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The transactions, tips, and rules described are drawn from the author's own experience. They are illustrative. Past outcomes do not predict future results, and no representation is made that following any approach described here will produce a successful transaction or any particular financial result.

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