SUCCESSION PLANNING-M& As - Two-Stage Deals - Retiring partners concerned about losing autonomy to a successor firm can exit their practices in increments rather than all at once. A transition in stages also is good for buying firms that use acquisitions as an expansion strategy.

Management - Practice Management - The Cull-Out Sale: Partial Retention of a Practice

Sinkin, Joel, (2006)

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT - Untying the Knot: Planning for a De-Merger - Most firms invest considerable time to make a merger work. When it doesn't, it is very rarely a friendly situation. Defining a de-merger in advance can save a lot of trouble when things turn sour.

Sinkin, Joel, (2007)

Practice Management - Replacing Retiring Partners: Succession Planning in Today's Economy

Putney, Terrence, (2009)