Business Owners There’s a Perfect Storm Approaching for Exiting Business Owners On January 1, 2011 about 8,000 Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 – 1964) turned 65 years of age. Every…
Business Owners Quality of Earnings: A Critical Component of Due Diligence One of the most important steps of selling a business is when a buyer performs a “Quality of Earnings” review…
Business Owners What is an Earn-out? Disagreements emerge in any negotiation. For transactions in the middle market, the friction is typically around price. Despite months of negotiation,…
Business Owners Why Selling Your Company Takes Longer Than You Think It’s taken years to build your business, but now it’s time to move on. The question is: how long will…
Business Owners Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Making An Acquisition With the economy in a sustained recovery and lenders willing to help, many business owners are considering making an acquisition as…
Business Owners Manufacturing M&A: Strong and Rising in 2015 Read an updated outlook for manufacturing private equity in Q4 2015 here. — Although many industry experts are still reluctant…
Business Owners How to Choose An Investment Banker Choosing a qualified, experienced investment banker with relevant transaction experience to represent your company might be the most important decision…
Business Owners Business Valuation: An Introduction to Pre/Post Money Valuation Pre-money and post-money are frequently used terms to describe the valuation of a company when raising capital. In this post,…
Business Owners Top 4 Reasons Deals Fall Through Here we will take a look at the top four reasons why a typical M&A transaction fails to come to fruition. Whether…