About the Editors Mergers and Acquisitions of Franchise Companies, Second Edition, is a book published by the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising. The editors of the book are Leonard D. Vines of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. in St.

Louis and Christina M. Noyes of Gust Rosenfeld, P.L.C. in Phoenix. About the Co-Authors of Chapter 3 The chapter “ Due Diligence of Franchise Systems” was co-authored by John Baer of Greensfelder, Hemker and Gale, P.C.

in Chicago, Mark Kirsch of Gray Plant Mooty in Washington, D.C., and Beata Krakus of Greensfelder, Hemker and Gale, P.C. in Chicago. Copies of the book are available from ABA Book Publishing, http://www.ababooks.org .