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M&A Digest – Nov. 8, 2013

November 8, 2013 By Editor

This edition of the M&A Digest is full of great tips and useful information related to selling a business. We discuss specific reasons why buyers pay premiums for acquisitions, how to make a profile letter a compelling marketing piece, what kinds of deals private equity firms are focusing on, the history of capital gains taxes, and high-profile M&A conferences.

10 Reasons Why Business Buyers Pay Premiums for Companies

To successfully sell your business, you must find buyers who are willing and able to pay a premium. The first step to doing so is understanding buyers’ motives. Here are 10 reasons why buyers pay top dollar for acquisitions.

Profile Letters – You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A First Impression

When selling a business, your profile letter is your introduction to prospective buyers. Here’s how to make it a compelling marketing piece.

Private Equity Activity – Add-Ons

Private equity firms are aggressively pursuing add-on acquisition opportunities, which most middle-market business aren’t aware of and should be if they are looking to sell.

Private Equity Activity – The Size of the Deal

New data from PitchBook shows that private equity firms are focusing on a certain deal size. Do they prefer large investments or small acquisitions?

The History of U.S. Capital Gains Taxes

“One of the key components of U.S. tax policy for the past 100 years or so has been the concept of taxing short-term and long-term capital gains. As you know, during the Bush era, capital gains taxes were cut to their lowest levels in decades. And, on January 1, they were raised to effectively 20%. But historically they have been much, much higher.”

EuroGrowth 2013

Find out why a team of Generational Equity M&A professionals will travel to London to attend the Association for Corporate Growth’s EuroGrowth 2013.

The M&A Advisor Emerging Leaders Summit

Tom Farrell, Generational Equity executive VP, recently was named a leadership group chair for the inaugural Emerging Leaders Summit from the M&A Advisor.

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Filed Under: M&A, M&A Weekly Digest Tagged With: capital gains tax, middle market private equity, private equity firms, profile letters

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