Chapter II, the firm
A practice small enough to keep a secret.
One principal, one address, and a single kind of work: the confidential sale of privately held companies.
History
California, from the 1990s.
Public record places the local start near 1990 and the corporation in the mid-nineties. The work has not changed shape: seller-side transfer of privately held companies.
Laurence Owen Handley, Certified Business Intermediary, still takes the first call.
Leadership
Laurence HandleyPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Value first. Confidentiality as a method, not a slogan. Competitive tension only among people who can close.
How the firm works
Three commitments.
Direct
No junior desk between the owner and counsel.
Advocacy
The file, the information, and the terms are held for the seller.
Reach
Home on Rose Lane. Capital from farther than the county line.