Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 28, 2024

Are you the owner of a Professional Services firm? I remember an acquisition I worked on where there were senior partners with control nearing retirement and several younger partners who each owned minority stakes in the business. It would take years before the debt could be paid down. If so, congratulations.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 22, 2024

If you’re considering the sale of your consulting or professional services business, you should understand that buyers will be examining your Gross Margin as an indicator of the value of your firm. Professional services companies make money by billing out their experts and consultants at rates higher than the employee cost.

Professional Services 52

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 17, 2024

But do earnouts consistently bridge the gap between buyers and sellers in Consulting and Professional Services deals? In the realm of Consulting businesses, where the primary assets are often intangible—knowledge, relationships, and expertise—maintaining these assets post-acquisition is paramount for buyers.

Professional Services 52

Professional Services Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Negotiation 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

And will that mean that some of the privately held management consulting firms or other professional services companies will choose an IPO this year? It has been some time since a professional services firm chose a public offering as a liquidity strategy. But those companies have been public for more than 20 years.

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How2Exit

MARCH 24, 2023

Through his experience, he learned the power of leveraged buyouts and how they could be used to finance acquisitions. However, many of these people find that they haven't built a sellable business and don't know how to professionalize it. This inspired him to start looking at how he could use the same strategies to acquire businesses.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. Event-driven hedge funds differ from other funds because they rely on specific “hard catalysts,” such as acquisitions and divestitures. revenue and 11.5x

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Renewable Energy Investment Banking Definition: In renewable energy investment banking, bankers advise companies in the solar, wind, biofuel, storage, battery, smart grid, electric vehicle, hydrogen, hydroelectric, and carbon capture verticals on equity and debt issuances, asset deals, and mergers and acquisitions.

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