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Cash is King! Acquisitions, Sales and Consolidation in the Legal Sector | From The Courtroom To The Boardroom | Episode #3 On this week’s From The Courtroom to the Boardroom, Mark Farlow, Partner, Corporate Finance at FRP Advisory - talks to Simon Gibson about all things Investment in the Legal Sector. We discuss why it’s so difficult for law firms to acquire funding, how recent UK reforms are impacting lender caution, how Mark and his team are successfully navigating this and Mark’s 5 bullet plan for how you can secure investment for your firm. FOLLOW MARK FARLOW ►Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-farlow-4b2918/?originalSubdomain=ukWebsite - https://www.frpadvisory.com/people/people-profiles/mark-farlow/ FOLLOW SIMON GIBSON ►Website - https://simon-gibson.com/Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-gibson-31b83643Twitter - https://twitter.com/Simon_Gibson_Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/simon_gibson_ceo/ Chapters:0:00 - Intro2:19 - Mark's career overview4:08 - Why it's so important to get the right advisor when raising capital8:38 - Mark's elevator pitch15:03 - Sponsor message16:33 - Private Equity22:28 - Is business banking fit for purpose?25:00 - How investors think about leadership26:22 - How we define a good leader31:00 - Quality of earnings37:07 - Advice for firms seeking investment, sale or growth