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The Role of M&A Lawyers [Real Stories from an M&A Attorney]
Paul Koenig, Founder and CEO of SRS Acquiom, discusses developing meaningful solutions for the challenges faced by M&A attorneys and shareholder representatives.
“These are some of the largest, most sophisticated deals we have going on in our society, and we’re conducting them in this outdated way that’s decades old. This didn't make sense to us." - Paul Koenig

In this episode, Paul discusses the main challenges faced by attorneys and shareholder representatives during M&A transactions and his journey to developing meaningful solutions. He also shares his experience as an entrepreneur and the obstacles he faced while bringing his software to market and growing the business. Paul and Kison also discuss their vision for the future of M&A and the role innovative technology will play in its advancement. 

Paul Koenig

Paul Koenig, CEO and Co-Founder of SRS Acquiom, a comprehensive platform to manage complex financial transactions within mergers & acquisitions and bilateral or syndicated loan deals.Previously represented public, venture-backed, and private equity-backed companies in M&A, debt and equity financings, company formations, securities issuance, and compliance as one of the founding partners of Koenig & Oelsner along with prior roles at Latham & Watkins, and Cooley LLP.

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