2016 was an exciting year in American politics. The upset victory of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton on November 7th led to speculation in the equity market that resulted in a 500 point S&P boost culminating on Inauguration Day, the 5th largest increase following the outcome of a presidential election since 1929. Investors are clearly…
6 Reasons Your Business Won’t Sell for What You Want This is a great post from Axial to explain what most business owners never want to admit, their business may not be worth what they want it to be worth. But there is hope, make note of the key value drivers and if necessary hire…
What’s too big to be small yet too small to be big? A business in the lower-middle market, a ‘tweener you might call it. We work to service that under-served market at what is often referred to in the industry as the “Lower End of the Middle Market”. It is loosely defined as companies with…
M&A Proprietary Deal Flow is the goal of any active buyer in the market to acquire a business. There are multiple challenges to a business owner or entrepreneur to find a business for acquisition. It starts with a highly inefficient marketplace where owners who might consider selling don’t want anyone to know, confidentiality is their…