5 Signs You’re Not Ready to Sell Your Restaurant
If you think you’re ready to list but fit one of these scenarios, your mind may be saying yes while your heart is still saying no. Summary: #1 You Aren’t Keeping Your Books...
If you think you’re ready to list but fit one of these scenarios, your mind may be saying yes while your heart is still saying no. Summary: #1 You Aren’t Keeping Your Books...
7 Things To Do When Selling Out Fails. Deciding to put your business on the market is a difficult and often lengthy process. Most business owners take years to reach a point where they...
To those outside of the world of start-ups, the idea of setting up a business in order to pass it off to someone else might seem an odd one. There are, however, a number of...
Rob Goddard of Evolution CBS explains the personal factors influencing the timing of a business exit. He talks about personal motivation and its part in the timing decision and suggests you first draw up...
Ramsey Goodrich of Carter Morse & Mathias says in his video interview (link below), “In the lower mid-market, buyers are paying higher multiples, activity is increasing, we are seeing sellers come to us and...
Scott Hislop, President and Owner of Transworld Business Advisors of Minnesota, does a short (1 min) video on how to unlock value in the short term. Show profits on your tax returns for the...
Phil Fisher’s highly regarded “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits”, published in 1960 is almost 60 years old. Yet the timeless M&A advice in the book needs to be revisited. We seem to have lost...
If you’ve hired a good business broker / investment bank you’re paying through the nose for their advice. You’re paying a retainer or advice fees and you’ll pay a hefty commission when you sell....
Dave Rebetts, founder of UK brokers, BCMS, argues that buying a business makes you a more attractive investment opportunity for an acquisitive company. Two business stories caught my eye this week – and...
Aquaa Partners conducted a survey of 1,345 CEOs of UK and EU tech companies to get their take on uncertainty in the markets and how well prepared they are for a market crash or...
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals get announced almost every other day, but have you ever wondered how long it takes for a transaction to formalise? Well, it does not happen overnight. Months and months...
Dallas Romanowski of Cornerstone Business Advisors talks about avoiding regret when selling. What do other ex-owners do after they’ve sold out? Failing to answer these concerns can create vacillation, reluctance and, ultimately, an unwillingness...
A termination or break-up fee is what the vendor pays the buyer if they decide to pull out of the transaction. Investopedia defines it as “a common fee used in takeover agreements if the...
Deals don’t just happen in the stratified environment of Silicon Valley or Wall Street. There are mergers and acquisitions happening everyday, everywhere. Knowing what’s happening locally is valuable – it tells you who’s buying...
Financier Worldwide presents its Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution: Corporate Advisor Handbook 2016. This comprehensive publication contains detailed profiles of leading experts who help to resolve corporate and commercial disputes. Professionals included: lawyers,...
It used to be that every startup’s dream was to go public one day. But the tide has turned in recent years, said Jeff Jordan, a partner at esteemed venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz,...