The fourth quarter CT Business Owners Exit Planning Survey is now live. Please click the button below and take a few minutes to fill out this SHORT survey. The survey will close on November 3rd. VR Business Sales - Mergers & Acquisitions, Marcum Accountants & Advisors, and the law firm of Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson [...]
Overall, the median sale price of businesses sold in the U.S. fell this past year according to reports from BizBuySell. Internet based service categories as well as Electric, Gas, Water and Sanitation Services were the only categories with higher median sale prices in 2015. The pricing shifts indicate a strengthening buyers market. This aligns with [...]
BizBuySell has revealed results of a survey of 1,700 business owners who have an interest in selling and more than 1,300 prospective small business buyers in a report titled The Demographics of U.S. Small Business Buyers & Sellers. Among the key findings, only 29% of business owners planning to sell in the next five years [...]
We are excited to share this wonderful news with our followers. We have begun to publicly release our valuation guides, called Value Advisor. This officially launches our initiative to provide free, accessible resources to business owners. See the full press release below or click here to view our growing library. Press Release (click here for PDF): New Haven, [...]
The VR Global Headquaters has announced 2015 award winners, including Jeff Swiggett, CBI, M&AMI, of VR Business Sales New Haven. Jeff received the highest honor of Most Valuable Intermediary and was ranked the number one VR Office Owner for commissions earned in 2015. He was the number one VR Top Producer for the third quarter and number three [...]
The best time for selling a business, at least for the foreseeable future, may be right now. For businesses valued over $3 million, a strong seller’s market has been created by private equity groups (PEGs) flooded with cash – but it won’t last forever. For those businesses under $3 million, who are generally too small [...]
VR Business Sales New Haven acted as the intermediary in the sale of Campton, New Hampshire based F1RSTMARK, Inc., a database management firm to Eli Global of Durham, North Carolina. As a leading information services and market research firm, this acquisition is a good strategic fit for Eli Global. The transaction closed on February 6, 2015.
VR Business Sales New Haven acted as the intermediary in the sale of Fairfield based ComSim, Inc., a market survey research firm to Datawise of Hyderabad, India. Comsim is a good strategic acquisition for Datawise and will enhance their position in the U.S. The transaction closed on December 12, 2014.
BizBuySell.com, the Internet's largest business-for-sale marketplace, today announced the results of its annual survey of prospective business buyers and sellers, finding sellers to be more optimistic than last year. The survey stated: This years results showed sellers feeling more confident that they can exit their business successfully in today's market, suggesting a shift from the buyer-friendly market [...]
We are pleased to announce that principal, Jeff Swiggett, has received his Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary (M&AMI) designation from the M&A Source®. The M&A Source® is the world’s largest international organization of experienced, dedicated merger and acquisition intermediaries representing the middle market. The M&AMI designation is awarded to intermediaries who have proven professional excellence [...]
