Lone Star Counsel
An essay from the Journal
The Patient Acquisition
Transactions
Vol. III · Issue 10

The Patient Acquisition

The best Texas roll-ups are negotiated over coffee and closed before lunch. A field guide to acquisitive growth without theater.

Darryl V. Pratt
Darryl V. Pratt
Managing Partner
October 2025 · 7 min read

This essay is in the press.

The complete essay will appear in this volume shortly. In the interim, the excerpt above conveys the argument.

Considering counsel on this topic?

Every engagement begins with a private conference. The first hour is on the firm.