Category: M&A

3 Ways To Reduce the Risk of Buying a Business

Deciding to grow your company by buying a business is one of the most exciting and positive developments that can happen to an emerging growth company—yet the risks of buying a business can be quite high. To keep such ri…

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5 Tips for Successful Mergers And Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions often start with the best of intentions, whether the company owners are pursuing their exit strategy and want to sell, or a high-growth company is looking for an even bigger boost by joining forces…

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5 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make During M&A

Unfortunately, mistakes do happen in mergers and acquisitions, but the more common ones can be avoided—especially when you can lean on the experiences of companies that have successfully combined forces before you. By un…

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M&A Strategy and Value Drivers: Tips for a Successful Deal, Before and After the Close

By Pat Voll SPAC acquisitions are taking up a lot of attention, but they’re not the only deals getting made. Virtual handshakes are also happening in multitudes for traditional mergers and acquisitions. Despite concerns …

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The Business Lifecycle: Know the Journey So You Can Plan Ahead

What do you see in the road ahead in 2019? Does it appear more uncertain than sure? Is it paved with growth opportunities or a pullback? For companies large and small, the path forward can take awhile to become clear. At R…

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4 companies make the right moves along the business lifecycle

Every company is at a different stage along the business lifecycle. Some companies have just started out, some are surging forward, some are growing organically and others are fighting against fierce competition. Where is …

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Deal flow in the PE market continues to move—here’s why

What’s hot in the deal world at the moment? The fintech sector continues to generate steam and so is another industry, the wine business. Private equity investors’ interest in turnarounds has diminished somewhat, and t…

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IPO, M&A: Big changes ahead require smart moves at every step

Companies that have made it past the startup stage and are growing like gangbusters have beaten the odds. They’re not only surviving but making it. They’ve branched out their customer base and perhaps their geographic …

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Lucky for now: Dealmakers are optimistic about the near future

It’s fitting the annual Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) West Coast M&A Conference was held on St. Patrick’s Day. We were all feeling a bit lucky with a nice bounce-back in the markets, and a cautious sense …

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The 4 stages of the business lifecycle and how to recognize what you need next

Many companies tend to follow similar patterns as they adapt and change over time. The trajectory is known as the business lifecycle, and we’ve identified four particular stages that companies typically move through from…

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