Peddycord Law, APC

Experienced Counsel for Buying or Selling a Small Business in California

Buying or selling a small business is a significant transaction with legal and business consequences that can extend well beyond closing. Peddycord Law represents buyers, sellers, business owners, and ownership groups throughout California in small business acquisitions, business sales, buyouts, and ownership transitions.

The firm focuses on privately held transactions with purchase prices up to $3 million, providing counsel from the letter of intent through due diligence, purchase agreement drafting and negotiation, closing, and related post-closing matters.

The Terms That Shape the Deal

Small business acquisitions have their own pressure points: seller financing, earnouts, working capital, lease and contract assignments, transition obligations, indemnification, and post-closing risk. These issues can affect price, timing, leverage, and whether the deal still works once the documents are signed.

Peddycord Law helps clients identify risks, understand available options, and make informed decisions at each stage of the transaction.

Sophisticated Deal Counsel for Practical Business Transactions

The goal is not to make the agreement longer or the transaction longer. It is to help clients understand the legal and business implications of the deal, negotiate practical terms, and work toward a closing structure that makes sense.

For qualifying transactions, Peddycord Law offers clear scopes and predictable fixed-fee pricing, so clients understand the legal work and anticipated fees before moving forward.

Business Law with Purpose

Peddycord Law is a Certified B Corporation with locations in Carlsbad and San Marcos, serving clients throughout North County San Diego and California. The firm believes true business success comes from considering shareholders, employees, suppliers, customers, and the broader community, and is committed to using its skills, time, and resources to create meaningful change.

Peddycord Law represents clients throughout California, with a particular focus on entrepreneurs, closely held companies, purpose-driven business, B Corps, and California benefit corporations.