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different , but they have taken wellness and combined it with quality . They take steps to ensure their people are taking care of themselves to be prepared to take care of their clients . People work hard , but they are also motivated to know they can take the time they need to handle life issues . I appreciate that CLA talks about their people as family members ,” Sobel noted .
CLA was also a match for SobelCo ’ s fourth pillar , culture . “ Their culture is very much aligned with ours . Their clients are family-owned , non-public companies . They are 8,000 professionals in 122 offices ; however , most offices are about our size and situated in a local market ,” Sobel explained .
Alan Sobel confided that today ’ s acquiring firms are not interested in buying clients ; they are instead interested in buying talent . He also offered advice to professional firms thinking about selling or merging .
“ You may not be selling your business today , but your company should always be prepared for sale . Do not let your company become an heirloom . It is an asset . The moment you treat a company like an heirloom – that it is so precious you cannot do anything with it – you stop making good business decisions ,” he concluded .
Milton Kahn , COO , DAK
our people , CLA genuinely looks at careers through the lens of employees . They want them to have an inspired career .”
Sobel and his team interviewed several interested firms before meeting with the CLA leadership . The minute they began to talk , Sobel knew they had found a match .
“ We are a peer-reviewed firm , and we put tremendous effort into our quality . CLA is no
The merger of Sobel and CLA brings two companies with similar ideals together .