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Calculate An Event’s ROI With This Nifty Tool

January 27, 2014 By Lindsey Perkins Wade

One of the toughest parts of running a business is calculating the expected return on investment (ROI) of an event, conference or tradeshow. How can you determine if an event is worth the financial and time costs?

With the assistance of a nifty ROI calculator spreadsheet from Axial, you can estimate an event’s ROI in minutes to help with your decision-making. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sales & Marketing Tagged With: ROI

M&A Weekly Digest – August 17, 2012

August 17, 2012 By Lindsey Perkins Wade

Ever wondered what the term “dry powder” means and what impact it has on your privately owned business? Ever wondered what private equity’s real return on investment was? Well, wonder no more as these topics and more are covered in today’s M&A Weekly Digest. Click on the headlines to read the full articles.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: M&A, M&A Weekly Digest Tagged With: private equity, private equity investment, private equity overhang, ROI

A Middle-Market PE Deal: Platinum Invests in Nordquist

May 31, 2011 By Carl Doerksen

Recently it was announced that Platinum Group (Platinum) had acquired the assets of Nordquist Sign Company (Nordquist). Nordquist has designed, fabricated and serviced signage for businesses and institutions since 1904. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Nordquist is located in Minneapolis and employs 16 people.

Several features of this deal caught my attention. First, it is a good example of a lower middle-market private equity deal. Even though the details of the transaction were not released, with only 16 employees, it is safe to assume that Nordquist is a middle-market sized company. Many business owners are under the mistaken impression that equity firms only invest in very large, high-growth transactions. The reality is there are literally hundreds of equity firms that specialize in investing in middle-market companies just like Nordquist (for further details, see “Busting the Myth that Private Equity Firms Only Invest in Billion Dollar Deals”). [Read more…]

Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: m&a activity, middle market private equity, middle-market businesses, ROI

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