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OUR VIEWS ON M&A


HOW BUSINESS OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A SALE PROCESS
In life, “well-prepared is half-done”. And this is especially true for business owners or general managers who are considering selling...


ROLES IN A CORPORATE M&A TEAM
Companies that intend on growing inorganically (through M&A) have to invest in building out this function as a core capability. Though...


THE ROLE OF AN LOI IN AN M&A PROCESS
An “LOI” or a Letter of Intent is an important milestone in a deal – representing a high-level meeting of the minds between the buyer and...


SUCCESSFULLY FINANCING A BUSINESS ACQUISITION
For buyers looking to make acquisitions, it is essential to ensure that financing is arranged before attempting to acquire a target....


POTENTIAL PITFALLS WHEN USING A DCF VALUATION AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
Using a DCF valuation approach to value a business is common but also open to pitfalls. While the technique itself is straightforward,...


OWNERSHIP MINDSET AND M&A
How does the business owner view their business? And what does this have to do with M&A? A lot. Based on the companies we’ve worked with,...


UNDERSTANDING THE PATH TO ACQUISITION: SIGNING THE LOI AND BEYOND
So if we like [Target Corp.], we just sign an LOI and move ahead in the process, right? A corporate (to-be) client’s CFO said this to me...


WILL CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION IMPACT VALUATION?
“𝟰𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 – 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿...


ENSURING THE QUALITY OF EARNINGS IN M&A
As the acquirer in an M&A transaction, how do you get comfortable with the quality of the target’s earnings? As a target, how do you...
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