At the Center of the Transaction: Coordinating Business Deals from Start to Finish

Michael Kohagen structures mergers and acquisitions for clients across the deal spectrum, from family businesses selling for $5 million to headline-grabbing deals. He explains how smaller deals offer closer client relationships—often working directly with owners who lack M&A experience but know their business intimately. Michael walks through the deal process from confidentiality agreements and letters of intent through due diligence and purchase agreements, emphasizing his role coordinating specialists while drafting core transaction documents. He discusses how AI is beginning to change document review, why most M&A deals fail (time drag and initial misalignment), and how his central role creates both pressure and satisfaction. Michael is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law. This episode is hosted by Kyle McEntee. Mentioned in this episode: Learn more about Haynes Boone LLP Learn more about Blueprint Access LawHub today! Learn more about Seton Hall Learn more about Boston University School of Law

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At the Center of the Transaction: Coordinating Business Deals from Start to Finish is an episode from LST's I Am The Law by Kyle McEntee.

This episode is 30:34 long.

This episode was published on Jan 7, 2026.

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