Architecture firms invest deeply in design excellence, but many overlook the need to manage their practice as a transferable business asset. Whether the future involves a merger, acquisition, platform partnership, or internal ownership transition, leaders who take proactive steps now can strengthen financial stability, ensure continuity for staff and clients, and protect the firm�s legacy. This session outlines the practical disciplines that make a firm �transaction-ready,� including financial reporting and operations, leadership succession, and it shares real-world lessons on what accelerates a transition and what creates avoidable friction. The focus is not hype. It is a clear, candid look at how firms preserve what matters while crossing the threshold to the next chapter.