How is the value of a business determined? This question keeps many business owners awake at night, especially when they’re considering an exit strategy. The truth is, business valuation combines art and science, requiring deep analysis of financial performance,...
On October 10th Axial’s Q3 2024 issue of “The SMB M&A Pipeline” reported a major increase in M&A activity in Q3 2024. The platform saw 3,075 deals introduced to the market which represents a 30% year over year increase....
The earnout is not a new tool or technique. It is utilized in many M&A transactions wherein one or both of the parties feel the need to mitigate risk. If a buyer believes an attribute of the business is...
Per the BizBuySell website small business acquisitions are up over Q1. “Small business acquisitions reached a familiar milestone in the second quarter after growing 5% over the past year and 3% from last quarter, according to BizBuySell’s Insight Data,...
Per the Axial.net website “Axial is a private deal network serving professionals who own, advise, and invest in North American lower middle market companies. Axial’s deal-sourcing and deal marketing tools are used to facilitate the discovery and execution of...
Is it the Right Time? The perfect timing to sell your company……is there such a thing? Over the last 25 years we have experienced a few times that were very good times to take our client’s businesses to market....
Mesa, Arizona leads the list for (#1 Nationally) “Top Large Cities” for its robust economic performance as measured by population growth, GDP, employment rates, trade activity, business license applications and other indicators. Phoenix, Arizona is ranked #3 nationally and...
In M&A transactions the purchase agreement will almost certainly contain representations & warranties (R&Ws) made by both parties regardless of the type of purchase agreement utilized, asset purchase agreement, stock purchase agreement or merger agreement. This post by no...
Small business acquisitions grew 10% over the previous year and 3% over the previous quarter, according to BizBuySell’s Insight Data, which tracks and analyzes U.S. business-for-sale transactions and sentiment from business owners, buyers, and brokers. A total of 2,384...
Size Matters / The Industry Matters Several months ago, we were working with a client to complete a market value analysis. In addition to the conclusion of value (range), we identified several potential obstacles that if eliminated or mitigated...
Most owners of small to medium size businesses (SMB) use every legal trick in the book to avoid paying a penny more federal and state tax than they absolutely must. You probably know that one of the biggest advantages...
