OUR VIEWS ON M&A

IN MOST ENVIRONMENTS, AND ESPECIALLY SO IN TODAY’S ENVIRONMENT, THE CHALLENGE FACING BUSINESSES IS TO FORECAST PERFORMANCE IN THE FACE OF...

Forecasting a company’s future growth rate is an art rather than a science but… there are a few factors that can help educate assumptions...

A business Buyer doesn’t always have to pay the highest price to win the deal. Here are a few things that Sellers might value more than...

Just because the Seller and Buyer are far apart on valuation doesn’t mean a deal can’t happen. Here are four options that I’ve used or...

Deal synergies are often a critical component of post-deal value creation for many acquisitions. However, they are also challenging to...

Pursuing a new acquisition can be a quick way to grow the core business or an existing investment platform. However, the process can also...

As M&A professionals (on the business side), we work very closely with our legal counterparts to get deals done. The relationship is...

Commercial due diligence (CDD) is often important to conduct in an M&A process when evaluating the commercial viability and...

Acquiring a company is a delicate process and requires the right approach. Here are a few strategies to make the initial outreach and...

Buyers who are interested in acquiring a business usually have a long list of questions before they get to a non-binding offer, and more...

Here are my top five lessons learned when helping organizations prioritize strategic projects. These have been both in the context of ➤...

Companies looking to sell commonly run into two types of buyers: strategic buyers and financial buyers, like private equity groups...

A QOE (quality of earnings) analysis is a very important part of the due diligence process when an acquirer is considering the purchase...

When your company is looking to make investment decisions, certain types of analysis are helpful to run – to evaluate the investment and...

DUE DILIGENCE (DD) IS A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS: 1) validating whether the buyer should move forward with an acquisition2) narrowing down,...