We discuss the relationship between IPO activity and M&A activity, the sizes of investments private equity firms make, where interest rates are headed, the formal arrival of values-based due diligence in the acquisition vetting process, and why North America is still the go-to place for business buyers. As usual, click on the link for the full piece.
IPOs and the First Quarter – The Most in Years
Equity Firms Continue To Move Downstream For Investment Opportunities
A recent private equity investment in the One World Doll Project proves that PE firms will make small investments in companies that have potential for growth.
Interest Rates To Rise In 2015
With current interest rate policies, financing for acquisitions should remain favorable for at least the next 12 months.
Values-Based Due Diligence
“According to Axial (a leading network that works to help capital providers connect with business owners), a new form of due diligence is becoming more and more important, especially for private equity groups: values-based due diligence. Although this form of due diligence has been done informally for years, professional buyers are now making it a larger part of their formal process.”
North America is Top Target for Business Buyers
“[A]ll too often business owners forget that despite our economic woes and political angst, U.S. companies are still extremely attractive to business buyers.”
Private Equity Funds for Growth
After spotting a S-1 filing of a company anticipating to go public, Carl Doerksen takes a look at the path it took to get there, discovering that private equity firm funding was used to aid in organic and transactional growth.
© 2014 Generational Equity, LLC All Rights Reserved
*****
Learn how to identify your company’s intangible assets – those things that investors are willing to pay a premium for – in this complementary whitepaper.
