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The summer slowdown is a great time to take stock of your business. That includes planning for an eventual sale. The more planning you do today, the higher the price will be that you can [...]

You’ve spent years, perhaps even decades, pouring sweat equity into your business. You’re ready to sell, but you’re not sure what to expect next. There are numerous variable to consider, and you [...]

Along with the significant increase in the value and volume of M&A transactions since the 1990s has come a similar increase in the role of private equity in these purchases. M&A was long [...]

Companies rarely have sufficient cash on hand for a significant acquisition. Bank debt can fund an acquisition that’s later paid down with cash flow. More typically, companies need some permanent [...]

For most business owners, a business sale is a once-in-a-lifetime chance that occurs shortly before retirement. It’s a perfectly reasonable approach that often comes with a large payout. [...]

Understanding Tax Liabilities Associated With Selling a Business Selling your business can be a profitable endeavor. But you might underestimate the costs of doing so if you don’t consider the [...]

From the moment you begin an M&A transaction, you open yourself to risk in three areas: valuation risk, damage to the business, and completion risks. These risks are inevitable, but their [...]

The time to consider the future of your company is now, before the future becomes the present. There’s more than just one exit strategy. In fact, there are dozens, but most fall into one of these [...]

The factors that contribute to the success or failure of a deal are too long to list. The blame often falls to cultural clashes. This is what happens when two businesses have different styles, [...]

EBITDA is a simple, widely understood adjustment that can indicate cash flow when assessing value. This measure calculates expenses from the earning statement, calculating cash flow and value [...]