First Quarter - Market Outlook 2021 The first quarter has show growth in confidence and optimism among business owners and M&A professionals alike. Valuation multiples and deal flow are expected to increase in the next three months, according to the first quarter Market Pulse Report. A shortage of strong performing businesses has driven [...]
One of the main premises behind a Private Equity Group (PEG) acquisition is to use debt to amplify the returns on the equity portion of it. In layman’s terms, equity is the down payment the PEG makes for an acquisition while the rest of the funds are provided in the form of debt from [...]
New Haven, CT – VR Business Sales – Mergers & Acquisitions, Marcum LLP, and the Law Firm of Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson Duhl & Grello P.C. released the 2020 Year End Report of the CT Business Owners Exit Planning Survey. The Connecticut Business Owners Exit Planning Survey was created to measure how well owners are prepared for [...]
Third Quarter - Market Outlook 2020 In our recent post, When Will the Market Return to Normal?, we discussed factors that will contribute to the economic recovery from the pandemic, as well as what the timeline will look like for the transaction market to return to the highs seen in 2019. We had [...]
Like many of us whose businesses are tied to the vagaries of the M&A transaction market, we are keenly interested in how transaction professionals are currently viewing it. While holed up in my home office over the last couple of months, I’ve had the opportunity to better connect with many of them (Zoom has been [...]
By Jeff Swiggett, CBI, M&AMI In my last post, I wrote that while it may not be the best time to sell a business, it is a great time to work on a business. The work I am suggesting does not even require a lot of money but instead just a commitment of time [...]
New Haven, CT – VR Business Sales – Mergers & Acquisitions, Marcum LLP, and the Law Firm of Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson Duhl & Grello P.C. released the 2019 Year End Report of the CT Business Owners Exit Planning Survey. The Connecticut Business Owners Exit Planning Survey was created to measure how well owners are prepared for an [...]
As a business owner, you will eventually come face to face with choosing a transitional path for your business. The options will vary based on the nature of your financial standing and mental readiness. These will largely dictate what exit strategy you should pursue. The matrix below can help you figure this out. [...]
New Haven, CT – Today VR Business Sales – Mergers & Acquisitions, Marcum LLP, and the Law Firm of Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson Duhl & Grello P.C. released the 2018 Year End Report of the CT Business Owners Exit Planning Survey. The Connecticut Business Owners Exit Planning Survey was created to measure how well owners are prepared for an exit [...]
Have you thought of an Exit Strategy for your business? By David Shapiro, Business Advisor and Intermediary, VR Business Sales, New Haven Starting and building a business is tough, but exiting can be even tougher. Today and for the next ten years it is estimated that there will be more money devoted to acquiring small mid-market [...]
