OfficeHours

JULY 4, 2023

Getting someone to listen Read More Blogs Visit OfficeHours Blog and follow us on our social media accounts: Instagram , YouTube , TikTok , and Twitter for our latest updates. Celebrating 5 Years of Placements (2020-2024) – Empowering Dreams and Unlocking Opportunities! “I’m

Sale 130

Sale Private Equity Recruitment Equities 130

Sun Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We work with clients that are interested in the confidential sale, acquisition or valuation of privately held middle market and main street companies. About Sun Acquisitions. Sun Acquisitions is a Chicago based mergers and acquisitions firm.

Acquisitions 92

Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Management 92

Focus Investment Banking

MAY 3, 2024

Axial is a private deal network that covers the lower middle market in the United States and Canada. Axial’s definition of lower middle market is private companies with revenues between $2.5 It’s first interesting to see who the buyers in the lower middle market are. million and $250 million. Next, 12.8%

M&A 52

M&A Middle Market Private Equity Debt 52

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 25, 2023

Three years ago, I made a stab at ranking the various business segments that I typically run into when representing tire dealers in the lower-middle market. The chart accompanying this column represents my view of the relative market value of the different segments that you’ll see in the lower-middle market in privately held U.S.

Business 52

Business Retail Valuation Middle Market 52

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 4, 2023

However, in the lower middle market (company value from $10mm-$250mm), most business owners do not get an audit prepared because of cost. If an issue surfaces, the seller can take time to correct the problem before going to market, or at least disclose it during due diligence. What is a Quality of Earnings?

Valuation 52

Valuation Financial Statement M&A Food 52

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The methodology shared here is to help restaurant owners better understand how investors typically arrive at a valuation. The EBITDA multiple method is what we see utilized almost exclusively in the lower middle market and what we discuss below. The other variable that goes into valuation is the multiple these buyers will use.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Valuation Food Equities 52

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In particular, companies in the logistics space likely will enjoy an enhancer to valuation if they utilize cutting edge technology. Nevertheless, owners are still holding out for what they perceive as the higher valuations of the previous few years.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity M&A Equities Insurance 52

Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 3, 2024

Private Capital Markets is the first book to present a theory of how the private markets work at the lower end of the middle markets. Slee’s theory of middle market finance is based on empirical evidence, or real world observed activity.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Middle Market Private Equity Capital Market 52

Software Equity Group

JULY 18, 2023

Historically, few metrics have been as closely tied to SaaS company valuations as net dollar retention (NDR), also commonly referred to as net revenue retention, net ARR retention, or simply net retention. A low net retention rate, on the other hand, raises concerns about customer satisfaction, product-market fit, and future growth prospects.

Business 52

Business Valuation Investors M&A 52

Focus Investment Banking

MAY 22, 2023

Below are some key things that business owners should consider when divesting their business: Valuation : Try to have a realistic idea of the value of your business. Indeed, depending on how the deal is structured, a lower total valuation may still leave more net cash in your pocket.

Business 52

Business M&A Sale Valuation 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 3, 2024

The deal enables Main Squeeze to enter new markets and accelerate growth, which is particularly timely given the growing consumer demand for better-for-you options at fast-casual concepts. While the uptick in M&A activity was a positive for 2023, some deals reflected adjusted expectations from sellers on valuations.

Acquisitions 52

Acquisitions M&A Portfolio Valuation 52

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Whether due to new technologies supplanting the old, overhyped valuations crashing to earth, errors in judgement, or lack of business acumen, the tech world is rife with the rise and fall of companies and careers. he grandees of Silicon Valley often view Mergers and Acquisitions through a different lens than much of the rest of the country.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity M&A Equities Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

FOCUS is a leading national M&A firm for the lower middle market. With an estimated CAGR of 9% in this segment, we anticipate continued M&A activity with premium valuations for space companies. As a result, there is a significant race to develop and own the technologies that will fuel the space race.

M&A 52

M&A Engineering Manufacturing Middle Market 52

Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 30, 2023

First, the valuation you get can be very fair,” says Beard. And by the way, this valuation is always negotiated. And the trustee will get in the middle of that decision.” For a middle market company, that is somewhere between $50,000 and $100,000 annually. What are the top benefits of an ESOP for a tire dealer?

Debt 52

Debt Retail Business Private Equity 52

Focus Investment Banking

MAY 23, 2024

A private deal network that covers the lower middle market in the United States and Canada, Axial investigated 47 transactions across a variety of industries. of deals died because there was a “valuation misalignment” between a buyer and a seller. The best place to start is to understand why deals die.

Business 52

Business Book-building Sale Profitability 52

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Private equity slowed but not stopped by financing environment Despite record amounts of dry powder accumulating for sponsors, high financing costs, persistent valuation gaps and a closed tech IPO market led to a significant decrease in private equity M&A activity in 2023.

M&A 59

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Equities 59

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Evolving market dynamics can have an immense impact on a companys valuation and overall deal making. Understanding shifts in the market is especially important when deciding to buy or sell a business.

Middle Market 52

Middle Market Management Business Investment Banking 52

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Behavioral Health, Infusion, and Staffing firms top the list in BRGs survey Many lower middle market private equity groups have revisited their investment priorities as we enter 2025, making room for new opportunities across healthcare verticals.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Healthcare Equities Investors 52