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M&A Digest – Dec. 4, 2015

December 4, 2015 By Editor

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After a Thanksgiving Break, we’re back with information-filled pieces about going public, the plight of the baby boomers, record-setting M&A activity, private equity targets and more. [Read more…]

Filed Under: M&A, M&A Weekly Digest Tagged With: add-on company, baby boomer business owners, dry powder, IPO, private equity, private equity capital

M&A Digest – March 13, 2015

March 13, 2015 By Editor

This week’s M&A Digest explains the best way for business owners to go public, what determines success when succession planning, predictions for merger and acquisition activity in 2015, and more. Click on the headline to read the full article. [Read more…]

Filed Under: M&A, M&A Weekly Digest Tagged With: intangible assets, IPO, m&a activity predictions, m&a advisor, succession planning

M&A Digest – May 9, 2014

May 9, 2014 By Editor

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. [Read more…]

Filed Under: M&A, M&A Weekly Digest Tagged With: due diligence, interest rates, IPO, private equity firms

M&A Digest – Jan. 10, 2014

January 10, 2014 By Editor

Lots to discuss in the new year! First, we review private equity’s growth strategy, followed by a discussion about what the deal flow indicator and IPO resurgence means for M&A activity before delving into ways to enhance your company’s value during the selling process. [Read more…]

Filed Under: M&A, M&A Weekly Digest Tagged With: business valuation, customer concentration, deal flow indicator, IPO

Why IPOs Are Out And Selling Your Business Is In

July 3, 2012 By Lindsey Perkins Wade

“There is a general attitude that the cool kids sell their companies rather than going public,” one entrepreneur told NPR recently.

Last week the news organization interviewed several business owners about why they felt that IPOs were not the best course of action for their companies.

Jai Shekhawat, CEO of Fieldglass, told reporters, “People don’t really see it as a badge of honor anymore. It’s a hassle.”

And this was the perception before Facebook’s interesting initial public offering, which only further cemented the downfall of IPOs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: M&A, Operations Tagged With: IPO, selling a business

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