Thinking Like Owners…
Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions on Apr 16th, 2012
Despite credit markets that are still cautious, private equity funds are at record levels and corporate balance sheets contain a significant amount of sidelined capital. This abundance of cash in search of solid acquisitions is leading some experts to believe it’s the cause of a widening bid/ask spread in the M&A market. It makes sense [...]
Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions, Uncategorized on Mar 7th, 2012
In a recent panel conversation hosted by AxialMarket, Steve Brown, Head of Corporate Development at Standex and Ramsey Goodrich, Managing Director at Carter Morse & Mathias, discussed the M&A market in 2012 and outlined some of their expectations. Mr. Brown noted that Corporations will be looking to grow their top and bottom lines in 2012 [...]
Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions, Small Business on Jan 31st, 2012
Small business sales in the U.S. jumped more than three percent in 2011, according to BizBuySell. This comes after a similar rise of about three percent between 2009 and 2010, continuing a slow but steady growth trend for two straight years. Meanwhile, small business sale prices in the Denver area rose almost 11 percent in [...]
Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity on Dec 16th, 2011
For the second straight year, the velocity of deal flow continues to rise among private equity firms. While still slower than in 2007, it shows a continued recovery from the bottom of the financial crisis in 2009. In 2007, PE firms averaged a deal every 2.5 months. By 2009 that average had fallen to 4.8 [...]
Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle-Market on Jun 7th, 2011
A recent article from Business Insider highlights four trends that will have increasing effects on middle market transactions in the next couple of years. The authors predict a more active M&A market and higher deal flow as a result of these trends. The first is Inventory. Recent surveys indicate that retirement is a top reason [...]
Posted in Lower-Middle Market, Mergers & Acquisitions on Feb 21st, 2011
Denver, CO – February 2011 – SDR Ventures, Inc., a Denver-based investment banking firm, announced the sale of Mountain Steel and Supply Co. of Denver (“Mountain Steel”) to Drake-Williams Steel of Omaha (“Drake-Williams”). Mountain Steel is a 33 year-old certified structural steel fabricator, contract manufacturer, and field erector located in Denver, CO. Key Mountain Steel [...]
Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, State of the Market on Jan 7th, 2011
Last year may not have been spectacular for the private equity industry but modest improvements and moderation marked an upward spin in 2010. Though not the banner years of 2005 to 2007, last year marked a significant improvement over 2009. The upswing appears even better when you consider that a more moderate approach to leverage [...]
Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions on Dec 13th, 2010
Choose Your Personal M&A Team Preparing your company for sale is not only one of the most important events of your company’s life; it may be one of the most important events of your personal financial life. Since you have a full time job, bringing on board an expert to help guide you through the [...]
Posted in Business Coaching, Capital Formation, Lower-Middle Market, Maximizing Business Value, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle-Market, Pet Industry, Small Business, Strategic Planning on Nov 5th, 2010
Thanks again to those that participated in the survey and contributed to the production of meaningful results. Clear Separation of Data Conveniently, the survey results can be broken-down into four distinct quartiles. Capital Access, Employee Management and Company Performance represented the top 3 business issues. In fact, each of these three business issues were [...]
Posted in Maximizing Business Value, Mergers & Acquisitions on Nov 3rd, 2010
While some business owners are still turning to business brokers for the sale of their business, the effectiveness of broker services are producing abysmal numbers, causing many experts to question the future of business brokers. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlights the ineffectiveness of business brokers when trying to sell a business. [...]