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OUR VIEWS ON M&A


TOP THREE REASONS WHY INVESTORS DON’T INVEST IN BUSINESSES
Investors (VC / PE, corporates) are continuously scanning the market to find the right fit targets to either acquire or invest in. Here...


PROGRAMMATIC M&A
Programmatic M&A is emerging as a trend to watch, among companies pursuing inorganic growth. 1) What is programmatic M&A? It’s doing a...


BASICS OF BUSINESS VALUATION
What is the business worth? This is a common question I get both from: ✅ Companies looking to grow by investing in or buying a business...


EARNINGS ADJUSTMENTS
Earnings Adjustments are a common concept encountered in most private company M&A or investment deals. ✅ If you’re a buyer or an...


MAINTAINING A STRONG DEAL PIPELINE FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
Do you have a deal pipeline list that is 20-30 names long (or more) but that doesn’t seem to ever shrink? Or Have added companies to the...


HOW SHOULD YOU DILIGENCE AND VALUE COMPANIES AMID FEARS OF A MARKET DOWNTURN?
For companies or investors looking to make acquisitions or investments … how should you diligence and value companies amid fears of a...


SHOULD YOU SELL TO A STRATEGIC BUYER OR A FINANCIAL BUYER?
For business owners and CEOs looking to sell a business: Should you sell to a strategic buyer or a financial buyer? Every business and...


CONSIDERATIONS FOR CORPORATE CARVE-OUTS
Companies are sometimes approached by interested parties that want the company (i.e. “Seller”) to sell a segment because there is an...


GETTING APPROVAL FOR M&A DEALS
✔ For deal leads who are responsible for getting approval for M&A deals Or… ✔ For corporate leaders who are on the investment committee,...


HOW TO PLAN PROPERLY BEFORE DECIDING TO SELL A BUSINESS
Business owners who are looking to exit their business in the future can often do better longer-term planning to maximize value and...


A VALUE CREATION FRAMEWORK FOR M&A TRANSACTIONS
A number of studies have been showing that often, M&A deals destroy value instead of creating value. While there’s no magic formula to...


WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF REPS AND WARRANTIES IN AN M&A TRANSACTION?
In an M&A transaction, the concept of reps and warranties is an important one to wrap your mind around. When negotiating deals earlier on...


WHEN A BUYER MIGHT NEED TO WALK AWAY FROM AN M&A DEAL
PERSISTENCE IN AN M&A PROCESS IS GREAT, BUT NOT AT ANY COST. It’s important to know when to push forward and when to back away from a...


DOING M&A DEALS DURING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
In the middle of economic uncertainty, it’s tempting for companies to want to put M&A on the back-burner since “the future is uncertain”....


SANITY CHECKING A DCF VALUATION
A DCF (discounted cash flow) valuation is one of the most common valuation methods for both public and private businesses.. but its still...
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