How2Exit

OCTOBER 30, 2023

He emphasizes the importance of finding a business with a clear succession plan and a niche market with growth potential. Jeffery also highlights the need for a strong marketing and sales strategy in the businesses he considers. rn Understanding valuation and deal structure is crucial in the search fund process.

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Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 6, 2023

According to Grant Thornton, one of the largest accounting firms in U.S, “ESG credentials are no longer merely a ‘nice to have’: they are a must have for much of the mid-market.” Companies that can demonstrate strong ESG programs are more likely to command greater valuations when it comes to a sale.

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Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 28, 2022

Mike brings 25 years of experience in business ownership that includes start-ups, turnarounds, acquisition and sale of companies, specifically within media and IT industries. Mike specializes in establishing strategies for maximizing enterprise value and positioning a company for a sale to a synergistic buyer.

M&A 98

M&A Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions Sale 98

How2Exit

OCTOBER 14, 2024

E248: Setting Yourself Up for Success: Essential Steps, Tips, and Strategies for a Profitable Exit - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Kip Wallen is a seasoned M&A attorney with over a decade of experience in live mergers and acquisitions deals, primarily within the lower middle market, involving transactions up to $50 million.

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Sun Acquisitions

MAY 3, 2022

Ken brings over 30 years of experience in executive leadership, sales and operations. After his time as a business intermediary, Ken held several executive leadership positions with expanded sales and operations. Ken’s career began as a business intermediary selling privately held companies to investors.

M&A 98

M&A Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions Sale 98

InvestmentBank.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

One of the biggest struggles with selling in the middle to lower middle market is business valuation expectations. Sellers almost always feel their business is worth far more than what the market will bear. One of the biggest problems with valuations is what I might call the Instagram , Whatsapp , OculusVR skew.

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Periculum Capital

APRIL 13, 2023

Periculum Capital Company, LLC (“Periculum”) is pleased to announce it has completed the sale of 21st Amendment, Inc. About Periculum Capital Company, LLC Periculum is a leading investment and merchant banking firm serving the corporate finance needs of middle market companies. in its Sale to US Liquor Group, LLC.

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Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 18, 2024

This collaboration enables the client to concentrate on its core operations while seamlessly navigating the sale process. About Sun Acquisitions: Sun Acquisitions is a Chicago-based mergers and acquisitions firm specializing in the confidential sale, acquisition, or valuation of privately held middle-market and main-street companies.

Acquisitions 59

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Sun Acquisitions

MARCH 1, 2024

This partnership allows our client to focus on its core operations while navigating the sale process seamlessly. We work with clients that are interested in the confidential sale, acquisition, or valuation of privately held middle market and main street companies.

Food 59

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Sun Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Our expertise in managing transactions across various industries ensures a seamless and confidential sale process, enabling business owners to focus on their core operations. We work with clients that are interested in the confidential sale, acquisition, or valuation of privately held middle market and main street companies.

Medical 52

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How2Exit

OCTOBER 2, 2023

He sets the stage by contextualizing the question within the broader small business market, a move that adds depth to the discussion. rn Valuation Insights: What's a Business Worth? rn One of the episode's highlights is David's reference to the IBBA Market Pulse Report.

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Sun Acquisitions

JUNE 15, 2023

After targets are identified and screened, Sun Acquisition provides advisory services including valuation, drafting and negotiating offer letters, and due diligence support. We work with clients that are interested in the confidential sale, acquisition, or valuation of privately held middle market and main street companies.

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Sun Acquisitions

MAY 2, 2024

This collaboration allows the client to remain focused on its core operations while seamlessly navigating the sale process. About Sun Acquisitions Sun Acquisitions is a Chicago-based mergers and acquisitions firm specializing in the confidential sale, acquisition, or valuation of privately held middle-market and main-street companies.

Acquisitions 59

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Solganick & Co.

MARCH 11, 2022

Following a record-setting 2021 for lower middle market software M&A, the Software Top 50 highlights the most active software-focused dealmakers on the Axial platform. “Public market software company valuations have been battered starting in November of 2021. March 11, 2022 – Solganick & Co.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

Since joining the firm in 2017, Tim has proven instrumental to its continued growth and the exceptional service the area’s leading middle market companies have come to expect from CCA. The post CCA Promotes Tim Brasel to Managing Director appeared first on Chesapeake Corporate Advisors.

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Periculum Capital

MARCH 11, 2022

SHHS” “Company”), a leading home healthcare service provider, in its sale to Fortis Home Health and Hospice, LLC (“Fortis”), a portfolio company of Grant Avenue Capital, LLC (“Grant Avenue”). The firm’s primary services include M&A, capital markets, and restructuring advisory, as well as specialized merchant banking services.

Sale 52

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How2Exit

OCTOBER 26, 2024

He has successfully built and exited companies, notably growing a business in the healthcare services industry to a $66 million valuation. With an eye towards the future, he delves into the challenges and rewards of transforming lower middle-market businesses into institutions ready for private equity acquisition.

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Tyton Partners

JANUARY 18, 2024

Generative AI can potentially revolutionize this market segment, impacting everything from measuring training effectiveness and developing job-specific content to tracking personalized performance and behavior analysis. This technology is still in the early innings though, as there are currently few scalable opportunities ripe for investment.

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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

MAY 22, 2023

This involves deciding on the terms of the sale, including the purchase price, payment structure, and any contingencies that may apply. 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.

Business 52

Business M&A Sale Valuation 52

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 4, 2023

When a business owner is pursuing a sale, there are many elements out of his or her control. Going to market with credible and reliable financials doesn’t have to be one of them. However, in the lower middle market (company value from $10mm-$250mm), most business owners do not get an audit prepared because of cost.

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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.

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Intrepid Banker Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As public market valuations fell, SPACs evaporated and other buyers began to reevaluate the need to pay nose-bleed multiples. In Q3, the pattern we’ve continued to see is fairly typical of a market reset – bifurcation. The first area of bifurcation is between the large cap and middle market Tech M&A markets.

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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

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Valuations are high, the returns depend on future growth, and deals are for primary capital , i.e., new cash the business needs. The specific growth strategies used by portfolio companies could include almost anything, but a few common ones are: Paying for employees, buildings, and equipment to enter new geographies or markets.

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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. Understanding your ideal customer profile and focusing your sales and marketing strategies accordingly can help raise your NDR.

Business 52

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TM Capital

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Early-Inning Valuations “There’s been a change in people’s perspective around how they’re categorizing these types of businesses,” said Jarrad Zalkin, managing director at investment bank TM Capital. Dealmakers, however, expect M&A activity to sustain well into 2023, particularly in the lower middle market.

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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.

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Software Equity Group

JULY 9, 2024

Software executives may maintain their current role with their company post-sale or even take on additional responsibilities at the acquiring company or its board of directors. However, to maximize the chances of a profitable outcome, founders must proactively prepare for the sale.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 4, 2023

Private equity (PE) groups still have capital to deploy—and strategic acquirers, including large middle-market or public companies, are using their balance sheet s to finance deals. If you receive an unexpected offer to buy your company, you might assume you have a quick, easy deal.

Business 52

Business Mergers and Acquisitions Corporation Sale 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

The Top Industrials Private Equity Firms Mega-Funds and “Large” Private Equity Firms Upper-Middle-Market (UMM) and Middle-Market (MM) Firms Special Situations, Stressed, and Distressed Firms Newer / Smaller PE Firms with Some Industrials Focus How Do Industrials Private Equity Deals Work? trailing EBITDA multiple and a 5.2x

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Private Equity Equities Middle Market Debt 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

But since they were classified as “Held to Maturity” (HTM) on the Balance Sheet, they were not marked to market value – so this loss in market value did not affect the company’s regulatory capital: Not all the bank’s investments were in the HTM category; some were in the “Available for Sale” (AFS) category.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 30, 2023

While overall M&A activity among tire retailers, wholesalers and commercial tire dealerships remains active but noticeably slower, it’s harder for wholesalers and commercial tire dealerships to have a sale event as compared with retailers. First, the valuation you get can be very fair,” says Beard.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 15, 2024

The team structure varies widely, but upper-middle-market firms and mega-funds tend to have dedicated operations teams, while smaller firms combine their operations and deal teams. Private equity firms didn’t have to do much to “buy low and sell high” because they could count on valuation multiples increasing over time.

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Despite investment in the first half of 2023 dropping to £4.6bn from 2022’s £10.8bn as a result of rising interest rates, high inflation, a decrease in valuations and geopolitical tensions globally, UK fintechs are still attracting more VC investment than all other EMEA fintechs combined, with a significant percentage coming from US investors.

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Lake Country Advisors

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Impact of Competitive Analysis on Market Opportunities Practical competitive analysis is crucial for maintaining market relevance and leading by capitalizing on uncovered gaps. Evaluate Pricing Sustainability and Growth Potential: Analyze the sustainability of the target business’s pricing relative to its competitors.

Business 52

Business Profitability Capital Shares 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Many firms put capital markets groups within “Investment Banking,” but some include it within Sales & Trading or “Global Markets.” And then other banks, such as Goldman Sachs, do not separate their product and industry groups, so there are no separate capital markets teams. Jefferies, Lincoln, etc.),

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