April 18, 2003

Count on real work beginning after merger deal closes

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As corporate attorneys, my colleagues and I regularly manage the legal details of complex mergers and acquisitions. But outside lawyers don’t often get an ?inside? perspective on the nuts and bolts of actually bringing two companies together after a deal closes.

Just over one year ago in Boulder, however, we lived it. When the law firm of Chrisman, Bynum & Johnson merged with Faegre & Benson, we found ourselves in the same position as many of our clients. We had to take a promising deal and make it work in the real world. Along the way, we’ve learned some important lessons.Know…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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