Each entry answers one question a founder asks before, or instead of, engaging an advisor. No entry assumes you will hire Windsor Drake; several explain when you should not hire anyone at all.

Will Hiring a Banker Kill My Deal?
Who Pays for What in a Company Sale
Saying No to an Acquirer: What Happens
What an M&A Advisor Costs
What a Competitive Process Adds
Telling the Buyer You Hired an Advisor
Can I Negotiate the Sale Myself?
The Lehman Formula, Explained and Priced
Keeping a Sale Secret From Your Team
How M&A Success Fees Work
How Long Selling a Company Takes
Do I Need a Banker With a Buyer in Hand?
Business Broker vs M&A Advisor

Founder Reference

Offer Received: what founders do next
Process: how a sell-side sale actually runs
Valuation: what moves the number

The Proprietary Discount

The Proprietary Discount is the gap between what a serial acquirer pays in an unbanked bilateral negotiation and what the same business clears in a competitive process. Windsor Drake publishes the measurement as The Windsor Drake Proprietary Discount Index.

Holding an Offer?

Independent sell-side M&A advisory for fintech founders. The firm represents founder-led companies in sell-side M&A from its Toronto headquarters.

Approach Response ›

Advisory questions founders actually ask.

Founder Reference

The Proprietary Discount

Holding an Offer?