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Posted in Economic Outlook, Government Policy, Small Business, State of the Market, Strategic Planning on Oct 21st, 2011
Thanks again to those that participated in the survey and contributed to the production of meaningful results. Blame Game Internally, our office was split as to how the poll results would fall. In reality, the poll results leave little question as to the sentiment of our clients. Nearly 77% of the respondents believe that regulatory [...]
Posted in Lower-Middle Market, Middle-Market, State of the Market on Apr 26th, 2011
Private Equity is making a strong comeback with total capital invested in 2010 up 2.5x since 2009, and Q1 2011 up 55% from the same quarter a year ago. The Lower Middle Market seems to be a driving force with continually growing funds, while reaching record deal volumes. The Business to Consumer sector is leading [...]
Posted in Government Policy, State of the Market on Mar 10th, 2011
As the budget battle continues on Capitol Hill without resolution, alarming spending numbers have not relented. The Federal Government’s February deficit proved to be the largest monthly shortfall in history, coming in at $223 billion. To add perspective, this monthly deficit is larger than the entire fiscal year deficit in 2007, the year before the [...]
Posted in Economic Outlook, Lower-Middle Market, Middle-Market, Small Business, State of the Market on Mar 1st, 2011
The number of defaults by corporate debt issuers fell by nearly 80 percent last year, according to a report issued Monday by Moody’s Investor Service. According to Moody’s, only 57 of the corporate debt issuers it rates globally, defaulted on a total loss of $39.1 billion 2010. This number is down dramatically [...]
Posted in Economic Outlook, State of the Market on Feb 17th, 2011
This first slide explains in a nutshell the reason we had such a deep recession. Consumer confidence hit an all-time low, lower than it has been in the last 40 years. Once their confidence crashed, consumers quit spending money and the ripple effect of the recession started. This historically deep crash of confidence subsequently caused the [...]
Posted in Economic Outlook, State of the Market on Feb 11th, 2011
According to a recent survey of Colorado businesses, expectations of revenue growth are high, while most expect employment and capital spending to lag behind. The Business Outlook Survey was conducted by EKS&H, the largest Colorado-based accounting and business consulting firm. In a survey of their clients, EKS&H found that 84 percent expect revenue growth in [...]
Posted in Distribution, Economic Outlook, Lower-Middle Market, Manufacturing, State of the Market, Uncategorized on Feb 4th, 2011
Following the worst recession in years, businesses in the manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries are reporting encouraging improvements in overall business conditions. According to a 2010 survey of 1,061 executives and managers of manufacturing and wholesale distribution enterprises conducted by RSM McGladrey, Inc. the industry is showing signs of life and appears to be on the rebound after a [...]
Posted in Economic Outlook, Lower-Middle Market, State of the Market, Strategic Planning on Jan 13th, 2011
Thanks again to those that participated in the survey and contributed to the production of meaningful results. Q4 2010 Theme – “Optimism Abounds” Based on survey results, SDR notes a clear sign of optimism amongst our clients and contacts. With over 3/4 of those polled indicating that they will be hiring in 2011, we [...]
Posted in Private Equity, State of the Market on Jan 12th, 2011
A recent study by Pepperdine University found that the top issue facing business owners today is access to growth capital. According to the study, 31 percent of business owners cited this as number one. The next highest issue was the economic environment at 27 percent. While business owners expect a ten percent growth in revenue [...]
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 [...]