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Bill Cornelius

Investment banker at Crutchfield Capital, advising business owners on sell-side M&A transactions and a recurring guest on Weaver's Beyond the Numbers podcast.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Oct 13, 2026

Weaver: Beyond the Numbers

Weaver: Beyond the Numbers

The Timeline for Selling a Business: Key Steps in a Sell-Side Transaction

Oct 13 · 4m

speaker_0HOST

0:14

But what's really the timing of a deal? What's the starting point when they engage you or even before they've engaged you? Right.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:21

So from the time we're engaged to the time that a deal closes on average is six to nine months.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:28

So there's four phases and no-go decisions in there.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:35

So the first phase is the preparation of the materials.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:38

We're looking at the financials.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:39

We're working with you guys on the quality of earnings analysis.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:43

That typically takes one or two months.

speaker_0HOST

2:41

So

Weaver: Beyond the Numbers

Weaver: Beyond the Numbers

The Timeline for Selling a Business: Key Steps in a Sell-Side Transaction

Oct 13 · 4m

speaker_0HOST

0:14

But what's really the timing of a deal? What's the starting point when they engage you or even before they've engaged you? Right.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:21

So from the time we're engaged to the time that a deal closes on average is six to nine months.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:28

So there's four phases and no-go decisions in there.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:35

So the first phase is the preparation of the materials.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:38

We're looking at the financials.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:39

We're working with you guys on the quality of earnings analysis.

Bill CorneliusGUEST

0:43

That typically takes one or two months.

speaker_0HOST

2:41

So