London & Co., a prestigious executive placement firm for top-tier attorneys, retained DAK to locate a strategic buyer and negotiate the acquisition of the Company. Confidentiality was the crucial element of the engagement, for allowing news of the process to reach London & Co.’s competitors and customers would likely have had an adverse affect on perceived value. DAK quietly identified and approached highly strategic Lucas Associates, Inc., a national executive placement firm with plans to expand into both the legal and New York placement markets. DAK negotiated a very attractive transaction for both the principle and employees of London & Co.