RAETZER PLLCTAKE READINESS ASSESSMENTS

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A clearer starting point for consequential legal work.

Review the defined package paths, then take the readiness assessment that matches your seat at the table.

Pricing at a glance

TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK

RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.

Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

RAETZER offers transparent pricing structures so clients can better understand and control ongoing legal spend.

Pricing at a glance by practice area
PracticePackage 1Package 2Package 3
Private Capital$14,500$19,500Starting at $29,500
M&A Buy-Side$24,500$39,500Starting at $59,500
M&A Sell-Side$29,500$39,500Starting at $59,500
Joint Venture$12,500$22,500Starting at $39,500
Corporate Infrastructure$7,500$19,500Starting at $34,500
Business Divorce & Owner Separation$14,500$29,500Starting at $49,500
Negotiated Business Resolutions$7,500$19,500Starting at $39,500

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Final fee confirmed after attorney review.

Transaction value is only one factor in determining scope and price. Complexity, number of parties and entities, financing, diligence volume, governing law, negotiation burden, transaction timeline, and specialty legal issues may affect the final fee.

Business-separation and negotiated-resolution pricing assumes a non-litigation or pre-litigation process. Active lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, emergency matters, discovery, court appearances, trials, appeals, bankruptcy proceedings, and other contested proceedings require a separate scope or appropriate litigation counsel.

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Scope and Fee Protections

Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope.

Defined scope / clear starting point

TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK

RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.

Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Transaction map

  1. Company
  2. Investors

PRIVATE CAPITAL RAISE PACKAGES

A private offering is a securities transaction, not merely a document project. These packages cover defined legal work for qualifying offerings. RAETZER does not guarantee that capital will be raised and does not provide investor introductions or placement-agent services through these packages.

Indicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.

All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.

Package 1

PRIVATE OFFERING ESSENTIALS

Rule 506(b) — U.S. Investors Only

$14,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a qualifying U.S. company privately raising capital from existing business and investor relationships without public advertising or general solicitation.

Principal inclusions

  • Offering-structure and Rule 506(b) analysis
  • One U.S. issuer and one class or series of securities
  • Private Placement Memorandum or agreed disclosure memorandum
  • Subscription agreement and accredited-investor questionnaire
  • Standard issuer approvals and one initial closing
  • Form D and coordination of up to five standard state notice filings
View Scope and Assumptions

Assumptions: one U.S. issuer; one offering; one class/series; U.S. accredited investors only; no general solicitation/public advertising; no non-accredited investors; no pooled fund or complex waterfall; no prior offering remediation; no success-based finder/unregistered intermediary issue; one initial closing; up to two consolidated revision rounds; up to five standard state notice filings with government fees separate; complete reasonably organized company/ownership/financial/business information.

Exclusions: investor introductions, accounting, financial-statement preparation, tax, foreign-law, broker-dealer services, Investment Company/Investment Adviser analysis, CFTC matters, litigation, and prior-securities remediation.

TAKE THE CAPITAL RAISE ASSESSMENT

Package 2

MOST COMMON

GENERAL SOLICITATION OFFERING

Rule 506(c) — U.S. Accredited Investors Only

$19,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a qualifying U.S. issuer that intends to promote a private offering through LinkedIn, YouTube, webinars, email, advertising, or a publicly accessible landing page.

Principal inclusions

  • Everything included in Private Offering Essentials
  • Rule 506(c) and verification-process analysis
  • Review of one pitch deck up to 25 pages
  • Review of one offering landing page
  • Review of up to 10 proposed social-media posts
  • Review of one standard offering email or webinar invitation
View Scope and Assumptions

Legal review of substantially complete solicitation materials only, not creation/design/writing/management/distribution.

One initial legal review and one consolidated revision review of the listed materials.

Materially revised campaigns, additional ads/pages/decks/video scripts/webinars/influencer arrangements/continuing review require supplemental scope.

No guarantee any investor is accredited or any verification method suffices in every circumstance.

TAKE THE CAPITAL RAISE ASSESSMENT

Package 3

U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE OFFERING

Rule 506(b) or Rule 506(c) + Regulation S

STARTING AT$29,500

Final fee confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

a qualifying U.S. issuer with one class, U.S. accredited investors, and a limited eligible non-U.S. offshore offering.

Principal inclusions

  • Coordinated Rule 506 and Regulation S structure
  • Integrated U.S. and offshore disclosure package
  • U.S. and non-U.S. subscription provisions
  • Regulation S representations, legends, transfer restrictions
  • Review of proposed offshore solicitation
  • Coordination with foreign counsel where local-law advice is required
View Scope and Assumptions

Assumptions and limitations: one U.S. issuer, one class/series, one integrated offering, U.S. sales under 506(b)/(c), qualifying offshore Regulation S sales, and no more than two foreign jurisdictions for issue identification/coordination.

No foreign issuer/feeder/blocker/parallel fund/offshore vehicle, no foreign opinion or filing by RAETZER, no material foreign tax structuring; foreign counsel/tax advisers/translators/local agents/filing costs separate.

Funds, offshore vehicles, multiple classes, substantial foreign-law work, digital assets, non-accredited investors, Investment Company/Investment Adviser issues, CFTC matters, and other complex structures require custom scope and may exceed the starting price.

TAKE THE CAPITAL RAISE ASSESSMENT

Next step

NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?

Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.

TAKE THE CAPITAL RAISE ASSESSMENT
Important Scope Notes

The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.

  • Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
  • Material changes to economics or structure
  • Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
  • Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
  • Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
  • Compressed or expedited deadlines
  • Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
  • Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay

Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.

Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.

RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.

RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.

Scope and Fee Protections

Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.

Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Defined scope / clear starting point

TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK

RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.

Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Transaction map

  1. Buyer
  2. Target
  3. Diligence
  4. Financing
  5. Closing

M&A BUY-SIDE PACKAGES

These packages are for legal representation of a buyer acquiring an identified privately held business. RAETZER does not locate acquisition targets, guarantee financing, or act as a business broker or investment banker through these packages.

Indicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.

All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.

Package 1

ACQUISITION ESSENTIALS

$24,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a qualifying buyer acquiring one privately held U.S. business in a straightforward transaction, generally below $2M.

Principal inclusions

  • Transaction-structure consultation
  • One LOI review/preparation
  • Standard legal due diligence
  • One principal asset/equity purchase agreement
  • Standard ancillary/closing documents
  • One closing
View Scope and Assumptions

Assumptions: one buyer/target, private U.S. business, one principal agreement, one ordinary financing source, one closing, no rollover, complex earn-out, material owned real estate/environmental/specialty approval, cross-border, public-company securities, distressed/bankruptcy, reasonably organized diligence, and ordinary commercially reasonable negotiation.

Supplemental fee may apply for material financing, extensive schedules, substantial seller financing, employment negotiations, repeated restructuring, unusual tax-driven structures, or extraordinary diligence.

TAKE THE BUY-SIDE ASSESSMENT

Package 2

MOST COMMON

GROWTH ACQUISITION

$39,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a qualifying acquisition of $2M-$10M or a smaller transaction with moderate complexity.

Principal inclusions

  • Expanded diligence/tracking
  • Asset-vs-equity structure
  • Working capital/cash/debt/purchase-price adjustments
  • One seller note/escrow/holdback/earn-out/limited rollover
  • Disclosure schedules/key transition documents
  • Financing/closing coordination
View Scope and Assumptions

Assumes one buyer/target/principal acquisition/closing, ordinary negotiation, and one principal contingent/financing component.

Multiple layers, extensive rollover governance, substantial real estate, regulated industry, unusually extensive diligence, repeated re-trading, or additional targets require supplemental/custom scope.

TAKE THE BUY-SIDE ASSESSMENT

Package 3

STRATEGIC ACQUISITION

STARTING AT$59,500

Final fee confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

acquisitions generally $10M-$50M or substantial financing, rollover, management, complex economics, or extensive diligence.

Principal inclusions

  • Multi-entity structuring
  • Substantial acquisition-financing coordination
  • Rollover/post-closing governance
  • Complex earn-out/escrow/indemnification
  • Management/employment/retention
  • Expanded diligence/closing management
View Scope and Assumptions

Final fee after structure/target/LOI/financing/diligence/negotiation/timetable review.

Custom quote for above $50M, public target, cross-border, regulated/distressed, bankruptcy/receivership, multiple acquisitions, material antitrust/tax/environmental/benefits/real-estate/government-contract/specialty regulatory work, RWI, multiple closings/substantial post-closing.

TAKE THE BUY-SIDE ASSESSMENT

Illustrative milestone billing, subject to written engagement agreement: Illustrative milestone billing: 40% at engagement; 30% at completion of the LOI/diligence phase or initial definitive agreement; 30% at signing or closing. If the transaction terminates, fees earned through the completed milestone remain payable.

Next step

NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?

Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.

TAKE THE BUY-SIDE ASSESSMENT
Important Scope Notes

The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.

  • Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
  • Material changes to economics or structure
  • Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
  • Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
  • Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
  • Compressed or expedited deadlines
  • Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
  • Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay

Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.

Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.

RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.

RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.

Scope and Fee Protections

Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.

Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Defined scope / clear starting point

TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK

RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.

Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Transaction map

  1. Preparation
  2. Buyer
  3. Diligence
  4. Signing
  5. Closing

M&A SELL-SIDE PACKAGES

These packages are for legal representation of an owner or company selling to an identified buyer. RAETZER does not locate purchasers, value the business, conduct an auction, or act as an investment banker or business broker through these packages.

Indicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.

All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.

Package 1

SALE ESSENTIALS

$29,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a qualifying owner of a private U.S. company selling to one identified buyer in a straightforward transaction, generally below $2M.

Principal inclusions

  • Sale-structure/transaction planning
  • One LOI review/negotiation
  • Pre-diligence/data-room checklist
  • One principal purchase agreement
  • Standard disclosure schedules/closing documents
  • One closing
View Scope and Assumptions

Assumptions: one seller entity, one buyer, one principal agreement, one closing, clean ownership/corporate record, no auction/multiple bidders, material rollover, complex earn-out, ownership dispute, substantial regulatory/real-estate/cross-border/tax/litigation issue, and ordinary negotiation.

Buyer counsel prepares first draft; supplemental fee if RAETZER prepares it. Cleanup/cap-table/lien/diligence may require supplemental scope.

TAKE THE SALE READINESS ASSESSMENT

Package 2

MOST COMMON

GROWTH COMPANY SALE

$39,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a qualifying sale of $2M-$10M or a smaller transaction with moderate complexity.

Principal inclusions

  • Pre-sale corporate/ownership review
  • Data-room/diligence coordination
  • Working capital/purchase-price adjustments
  • One seller note/escrow/holdback/earn-out/limited rollover
  • Expanded disclosure schedules
  • Employment/transition/payoff/closing coordination
View Scope and Assumptions

Assumes one seller/buyer/principal sale/closing.

Material ownership problems, contested shareholders, multiple bidders, substantial rollover governance, complex earn-outs, tax restructuring, significant approvals, or burdensome diligence require supplemental/custom scope.

TAKE THE SALE READINESS ASSESSMENT

Package 3

STRATEGIC EXIT

STARTING AT$59,500

Final fee confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

sales generally $10M-$50M or a banker-led process, multiple bidders, substantial rollover, complex consideration, or extensive diligence.

Principal inclusions

  • Banker/process coordination
  • Competing IOIs/LOIs
  • Rollover/post-closing governance
  • Complex earn-out/escrow/indemnification
  • Management/retention/transition/restrictive covenants
  • Extensive schedules/diligence/closing
View Scope and Assumptions

Custom quote for above $50M, cross-border, public, distressed/bankruptcy, ownership dispute, approvals, prolonged auction, significant tax/benefits/environmental/real estate/antitrust/specialty regulatory, RWI, multiple closings/substantial post-closing.

RAETZER would serve as legal counsel, not as the broker or investment banker locating a purchaser.

TAKE THE SALE READINESS ASSESSMENT

Illustrative milestone billing, subject to written engagement agreement: Illustrative milestone billing: 40% at engagement; 30% at completion of the LOI/diligence phase or initial definitive agreement; 30% at signing or closing. If the transaction terminates, fees earned through the completed milestone remain payable.

Next step

NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?

Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.

TAKE THE SALE READINESS ASSESSMENT
Important Scope Notes

The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.

  • Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
  • Material changes to economics or structure
  • Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
  • Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
  • Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
  • Compressed or expedited deadlines
  • Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
  • Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay

Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.

Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.

RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.

RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.

Scope and Fee Protections

Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.

Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Defined scope / clear starting point

TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK

RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.

Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Transaction map

  1. Parties
  2. Shared entity

JOINT VENTURE PACKAGES

Joint-venture pricing assumes that the principals can identify or agree upon the principal business terms. If the economics, control structure, contributions, or exit rights remain materially unresolved, a separate paid structuring phase may be required before definitive drafting begins.

Indicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.

All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.

Package 1

JOINT VENTURE ESSENTIALS

$12,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

two parties, one U.S. JV, a clear purpose, and simple economics.

Principal inclusions

  • Initial structure consultation
  • One term sheet/business-term summary
  • One U.S. entity formation
  • Customized operating/JV agreement
  • Standard capital/governance/transfer/exit provisions
  • Organizational consents/closing book
View Scope and Assumptions

Assumptions: two parties, one U.S. entity, one project/operating business, agreed terms, simple economics, no passive investors, preferred return/promote/waterfall, or material financing/guaranty/real estate/IP licensing.

TAKE THE JV READINESS ASSESSMENT

Package 2

MOST COMMON

STRATEGIC JOINT VENTURE

$22,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a two/three-party JV with negotiated governance, capital calls, non-pro-rata economics, ongoing services, exit, or deadlock.

Principal inclusions

  • Governance/reserved matters
  • Capital calls/default remedies
  • Non-pro-rata economics
  • Deadlock/buy-sell/call/put/exit
  • IP/confidentiality/restrictive/business opportunity
  • Up to two related agreements
View Scope and Assumptions

Assumes a maximum of three parties, one entity, and two related agreements.

Multiple entities, complex investors/economics, guaranties, financing, passive investors, real estate, or unresolved terms require supplemental/custom scope.

TAKE THE JV READINESS ASSESSMENT

Package 3

COMPLEX JOINT VENTURE

STARTING AT$39,500

Final fee confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

a multi-party, multi-entity, real-estate, development, sponsor-capital, or strategically complex JV.

Principal inclusions

  • Up to four parties
  • Multiple cash/property/service/contract/IP contributions
  • Preferred return/promote/carried interest/waterfall
  • Multi-entity structure
  • Guaranty/indemnification/management/development
  • Complex liquidity/forced sale/buyout/dissolution
View Scope and Assumptions

Starting price depends on parties/entities/contributions/economics/financing/guaranties/ancillary/regulatory/negotiation.

Excludes unless added: securities documents, external raise, acquisition/disposition, loan/security, real estate closing, tax opinions, foreign law, litigation/contested ownership.

TAKE THE JV READINESS ASSESSMENT

Next step

NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?

Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.

TAKE THE JV READINESS ASSESSMENT
Important Scope Notes

The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.

  • Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
  • Material changes to economics or structure
  • Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
  • Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
  • Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
  • Compressed or expedited deadlines
  • Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
  • Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay

Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.

Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.

RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.

RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.

Scope and Fee Protections

Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.

Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Defined scope / clear starting point

TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK

RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.

Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Transaction map

  1. Ownership
  2. Governance
  3. Contracts
  4. Risk

GENERAL CORPORATE INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGES

These packages are one-time legal infrastructure projects. They are not unlimited outside-general-counsel subscriptions and do not include representation in future transactions, negotiations, disputes, financings, or litigation unless separately agreed.

Indicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.

All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.

Package 1

CORPORATE FOUNDATION

$7,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

one clean U.S. entity, one or two owners, and core records that need organization.

Principal inclusions

  • Infrastructure assessment
  • Formation/governing documents
  • Ownership/capitalization
  • Updated operating agreement/bylaws
  • Owner approvals/IP assignment
  • Records checklist/governance calendar/priority roadmap
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Assumptions: one entity, maximum two owners, no dispute/multiple classes/material securities issue/tax restructuring/active financing or M&A, and clean records.

One standard confidentiality/proprietary/internal agreement; additional agreements separate.

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Package 2

MOST COMMON

GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE

$19,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a growing multi-owner business needing governance, ownership, employment/IP, and contract systems.

Principal inclusions

  • Up to three U.S. entities
  • Multi-owner agreement
  • Buy-sell/transfer/death/disability/separation
  • Cap table/equity review
  • Standard employment/contractor/confidentiality/IP
  • Up to two core commercial templates
View Scope and Assumptions

Includes delegation/approval matrix, governance calendar, financing/M&A diligence checklist, and 12-month roadmap.

Assumes no dispute/securities remediation/foreign entities/litigation/pending financing/acquisition; extra templates/restructuring/equity plans/regulatory work require supplemental scope.

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Package 3

INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

STARTING AT$34,500

Final fee confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

an established business preparing for institutional capital, acquisitions, multi-entity growth, investor governance, or exit.

Principal inclusions

  • Holding/operating structure
  • Up to four U.S. entities
  • Governance/authority
  • Equity incentive/advisory/profits-interest framework
  • Up to four core commercial templates
  • Data-room plan/risk register/executive roadmap
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May include board/committee/officer/manager framework, related-party/conflict review, financing/acquisition/exit analysis, institutional record book, and executive presentation.

Custom quote for contested ownership, securities violations, tax restructuring, foreign entities, disputes, pending transaction, comprehensive privacy/benefits/employment/regulatory compliance, or more than four entities/templates.

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Important Scope Notes

The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.

  • Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
  • Material changes to economics or structure
  • Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
  • Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
  • Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
  • Compressed or expedited deadlines
  • Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
  • Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay

Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.

Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.

RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.

RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.

Scope and Fee Protections

Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.

Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Defined scope / clear starting point

TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK

RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying business-separation matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.

Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Transaction map

  1. Owner group A
  2. Shared company
  3. Owner group B
  4. Separation

BUSINESS DIVORCE & OWNER SEPARATION PACKAGES

Defined legal work for qualifying owner separations, negotiated buyouts, founder exits, member withdrawals, shareholder separations, and management transitions. The packages assume a non-litigation or pre-litigation process and do not guarantee a separation, buyout, closing, or negotiated outcome.

Indicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.

All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.

Package 1

AGREED BUSINESS SEPARATION

$14,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

Best for two principal owner groups that have substantially agreed on the material terms of one owner’s exit and need the arrangement properly documented and closed.

Principal inclusions

  • Review of governing and ownership documents
  • Confirmation and documentation of agreed separation terms
  • One ownership transfer, redemption, or repurchase agreement
  • One separation and mutual-release agreement
  • Standard resignations, approvals, and closing documents
  • One closing and post-closing obligations checklist
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RAETZER represents one owner/owner group/company; one principal business entity; two principal owner groups; material terms substantially agreed; no unresolved valuation/accounting dispute; no filed litigation/arbitration; no emergency/injunctive proceeding; no contested access to records/funds/assets; one ownership transfer/redemption; one closing; up to two consolidated revision rounds; ordinary commercially reasonable counterparty review.

May include standard confidentiality/proprietary information, transfer/return of ordinary company property and credentials, standard non-disparagement, simple payment schedule or unsecured installment obligation.

Excludes independent valuation, forensic accounting, tax advice, employment litigation, bankruptcy, court filings, discovery, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. If material terms are not agreed, Package 2 or custom scope may be required.

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Package 2

MOST COMMON

NEGOTIATED OWNER BUYOUT & SEPARATION

$29,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

Best for an owner, company, or ownership group that needs counsel to negotiate and document an unresolved buyout, founder exit, member withdrawal, shareholder separation, or management transition before litigation begins.

Principal inclusions

  • Governing-document and ownership-rights review
  • Separation strategy and material-issues analysis
  • Negotiation of one term sheet or separation proposal
  • Ownership purchase, redemption, or transfer agreement
  • Separation, release, resignation, and transition documents
  • One transaction closing
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May include buyout formula/valuation, price/payment/closing, one installment agreement or promissory note, management/access transition, confidentiality/IP/customer/vendor/employee/digital assets, restrictive covenants where appropriate, mutual releases/indemnification/dispute resolution, approvals/records, up to three substantive negotiation conferences, and up to three consolidated principal-document revision rounds.

Assumptions and exclusions: one entity; two owner groups; no filed litigation/arbitration; no emergency injunction/TRO; no extensive forensic accounting; no fraud investigation; no bankruptcy/insolvency; ordinary access to records. Extended negotiations, formal mediation, multiple entities, contested control, substantial forensic accounting, fraud allegations, third-party lender issues, or material litigation threats may require Package 3 or supplemental scope.

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Package 3

COMPLEX BUSINESS DIVORCE

STARTING AT$49,500

Final fee confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

Best for complex, high-value, multi-entity, or highly contested ownership separations involving unresolved control, valuation, accounting, financing, intellectual-property, customer, or transition issues.

Principal inclusions

  • Comprehensive ownership/governance/contractual review
  • Buyout, separation, dissolution, or restructuring strategy
  • Negotiated interim governance or standstill arrangements
  • Coordination with valuation, accounting, tax, or litigation advisers
  • Complex definitive and ancillary separation documents
  • Multi-stage closing, transition, and enforcement architecture
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Custom-scope topics may include multiple entities/groups; contested control; deadlock/forced sale; buy-sell/call/put/redemption; disputed valuation/formulas; valuation/forensic coordination; seller-financed buyout; security/guarantee/escrow/holdback; IP/licensing/customer/employee/referral/digital allocation; interim operating/access/standstill; dissolution/wind-down/asset allocation/business sale; transition services/management; and negotiation or mediation preparation where expressly included.

Excludes filing/defending litigation or arbitration, discovery, depositions, emergency injunctions, court appearances, trial/appeal, bankruptcy/receivership, independent valuation, forensic accounting, tax opinions, and employment/IP litigation. Where contested proceedings are pending or expected, RAETZER may coordinate with appropriate litigation/local counsel under a separate engagement.

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Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.

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Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Defined scope / clear starting point

TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK

RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying negotiated-resolution matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.

Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Transaction map

  1. Business party A
  2. Negotiated terms
  3. Settlement agreement
  4. Resolution

NEGOTIATED BUSINESS RESOLUTION PACKAGES

Defined legal work for qualifying negotiated commercial settlements, contract unwinds, payment resolutions, releases, transition agreements, and pre-litigation dispute resolutions. The packages assume a non-litigation or pre-litigation process and do not guarantee a settlement, payment, resolution, or closing.

Indicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.

All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.

Package 1

SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTATION ESSENTIALS

$7,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

Best for two commercial parties that have already agreed on the material settlement terms and need the resolution converted into an enforceable written agreement.

Principal inclusions

  • Review of principal underlying contract/dispute summary
  • One settlement, termination, or resolution agreement
  • Mutual or one-way release provisions
  • Confidentiality and standard non-disparagement provisions
  • One straightforward payment schedule, if required
  • Standard execution and corporate-approval documents
View Scope and Assumptions

Assumptions: one party represented; one client/principal counterparty; material terms agreed; no direct counterparty negotiation; no pending lawsuit/arbitration/discovery/emergency deadline; no security interest/guaranty/escrow/complex enforcement; no ongoing operating/transition arrangement; one principal agreement; up to two consolidated revision rounds. If material terms are not agreed or direct negotiation is expected, Package 2 is required.

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Package 2

MOST COMMON

NEGOTIATED BUSINESS RESOLUTION

$19,500 FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

Best for a business dispute that requires legal strategy, a demand or response, direct negotiation, and a comprehensive settlement and release before a lawsuit or arbitration is filed.

Principal inclusions

  • Review principal agreements/material dispute docs
  • Resolution strategy/risk analysis
  • One formal demand, response, or settlement-position letter
  • Direct negotiation of principal business terms
  • One settlement agreement and release
  • One simple payment plan or unsecured promissory note, if required
View Scope and Assumptions

Includes one client/principal counterparty; up to 10 core contracts/communications/dispute documents; one demand/formal response; up to three substantive negotiation conferences; one settlement term sheet; one comprehensive settlement/release; confidentiality/non-disparagement/termination/transition/covenant-not-to-sue; one simple payment plan or unsecured note; standard approvals; and up to three consolidated principal-document revision rounds.

Excludes filed litigation/arbitration, court appearances, discovery, depositions, emergency relief, formal mediation, bankruptcy, secured lending documents, extensive forensic accounting, more than one counterparty, and tax/employment/benefits/environmental/specialty regulatory advice. Material stalemate or expanded parties or claims may require supplemental/custom scope.

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Package 3

COMPLEX COMMERCIAL RESOLUTION

STARTING AT$39,500

Final fee confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

Best for high-value, multi-party, multi-contract, or structurally complex business disputes requiring layered settlement, payment, transition, security, or continuing-performance arrangements.

Principal inclusions

  • Comprehensive commercial-dispute strategy
  • Multi-party or multi-contract term-sheet negotiation
  • Complex settlement and release documentation
  • Secured payment, escrow, guaranty, or standstill architecture
  • Transition, licensing, IP, customer, data, or continuing-service provisions
  • Multi-document closing and performance checklist
View Scope and Assumptions

Custom topics may include multi-party/multi-contract strategy; layered settlement terms; secured payment, escrow, guaranty, or standstill structures; transition, licensing, IP, customer, data, or continuing-service terms; and multi-document performance architecture where expressly included.

Excludes litigation/arbitration, discovery, depositions, emergency injunctions, court appearances, trial, appeal, bankruptcy, independent forensic accounting, and tax opinions.

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Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.

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Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Pricing FAQ

Questions before the assessment.

Does every matter qualify for the displayed fixed fee?

No; packages fit stated assumptions and eligibility is confirmed only after assessment, conflicts review, attorney review, and scope confirmation.

Is transaction value the only factor that determines the package?

No; parties/entities, financing, diligence, governing law, regulation, documents, negotiation, timetable, and records matter.

What happens if the transaction becomes more complicated?

RAETZER identifies the change and proposes supplemental fixed fee or approved hourly scope before material out-of-scope work.

Are third-party and government costs included?

No, unless expressly stated; separate costs may include government filing fees, local or foreign counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs.

Are M&A fees contingent on closing?

No; fees compensate performed legal services, billed by milestones, not success fees or contingent on signing/closing.

Does RAETZER find investors, acquisition targets, or buyers?

No; legal/transactional counsel only, no guarantee, not placement/business broker/investment banker.

Can RAETZER handle a matter outside the listed packages?

Yes; complex/unusual/cross-border/regulated/distressed/expedited/non-standard matters may receive custom scope and fee.

What is a business divorce?

Business divorce is a common term for a negotiated or contested separation and may involve a buyout, redemption, transfer, division, dissolution, sale, or other negotiated exit.

Does RAETZER represent both owners or both sides?

RAETZER represents one client or aligned client group. Adverse owners or counterparties should obtain separate counsel.

Is RAETZER acting as a mediator?

No. RAETZER serves as counsel and advocate for its client, not as a neutral mediator.

Do the packages include litigation or arbitration?

No, unless a separate written engagement says otherwise. Active proceedings require a separate scope or appropriate litigation counsel.

Who decides whether to accept a settlement?

The client retains final authority to decide whether to accept a settlement, separation, buyout, or other resolution.

Are the legal fees contingent on reaching a settlement?

No. Fees compensate legal services and are not contingent on a settlement, separation, buyout, or closing.

What happens if the dispute becomes more complicated?

RAETZER identifies the change and proposes a supplemental fixed fee, approved hourly scope, or specialty counsel before material out-of-scope work.

Does RAETZER provide valuation or forensic-accounting services?

No. RAETZER may coordinate with qualified valuation, accounting, tax, or financial professionals.

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Before legal work begins, identify the transaction, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and principal readiness issues.

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