M&A advisors must be nimble to adjust to an ever-changing private-target M&A market. SRS Acquiom data on deal terms and M&A claims tells us that deals are taking longer, and that buyers are laser-focused on negotiating post-closing protections. Gain an edge on the due diligence process. Your up-front investment can help ensure a successful negotiation outcome for you and your clients. Learn more:
- Due Diligence Duration
- How due diligence is impacting indemnification deal terms
- Areas of focus for post-closing claims
Michelle Kirkpatrick serves as a Senior Director, Business Development focusing on the Central Region.
Prior to this role, Michelle led SRS Acquiom's Shareholder Advisory team of attorneys, accountants, and tax professionals handling purchase price adjustments, indemnification claims, earnout/milestone disputes, tax matters, and more. With over a decade of experience navigating all manner of post-closing M&A issues, Michelle is passionate about educating deal parties on the shareholder representative role, payment considerations, and other ways to improve the M&A process overall. Michelle shares her expertise in numerous articles, presentations, and panel discussions.
Michelle received her J.D, from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2011, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of California, San Diego in 2007. After a 2-year Federal clerkship, she litigated complex employment disputes at a leading global firm before joining SRS Acquiom in 2016.
Kip is a senior director leading the SRS Acquiom thought leadership practice, the mission of which is to share resourceful content built from SRS Acquiom expertise and proprietary data. In addition to facilitating scores of interactive presentations at M&A conferences and law firms, Kip authors a plethora of articles and data studies regularly utilized by the market.
Previously, Kip was a part of the SRS Acquiom Transactional Group, where he collaborated with clients and counsel to negotiate M&A documents including purchase, escrow, payments, and other transactional agreements. Before joining SRS Acquiom, he was an attorney with a Denver-based boutique business law firm working on middle-market M&A deals.
Kip holds J.D. and M.S. (Econometrics) degrees and is a member of the Colorado bar.