Mergers and Acquisitions in IoT – This is just the beginning
Over the past couple of years, Mirus has become increasingly involved with the rapidly developing Internet of Things sector including advising multiple companies across a variety of application domains on their growth and M&A strategy, as well as recently completing several important sell-side transactions in the space (see Eutecus press release). Mirus is very excited […]
Top 5 Things to Do Now to Prepare Your Business For Sale
Even if you are not ready to put your company up for sale, it behooves you to start preparing now. First, most of the issues you tackle to prepare your company for sale are the same things you should focus on every day to grow and build value in your business. Second, this cannot be […]
Why Does It Take So Long to Sell My Business?
The bad news for business owners who are ready to sell their company and retire is that it takes much longer than you might anticipate to close the deal. According to the Pepperdine 2014 Private Capital Markets Project, only 25% of deals close in less than six months. So why does it take so long? […]
Harpoon Brewery: What’s Beer Got To Do With M&A?
Well, not much, really, except that Charlie Storey, President, and Warren Dibble, the CFO of Harpoon Brewery completed an ESOP of the company last summer. They’re coming to this year’s XPX Summit on March 19th at the Waltham Woods Conference Center to tell their story. Check out their video to get a taste. Oh – […]
Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation 2014
In July of 2014 Mirus initiated its coverage of the Manufacturing Automation including PLM, ERP, SCM and System Integration sectors. We have now updated this report exploring 2014 performance of major public Manufacturing Automation Software companies, related M&A transactions, and trends in the industry. See Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation 2014 Overall, 2014 was […]
If Google Steps In It Regarding Independent Contractor vs. Employee, How Can You Protect Yourself?
If Google, a publicly-traded company with about $40 billion in annual revenue, can’t figure out if someone is an independent contractor or an employee, what does this mean for you? An article from Reuters last week, notes that Google is being sued by a former contractor, Jacob McPherson, alleging violation of federal labor standards, and that […]
“$163 million?!!!? Hey, Terminate ME!” (Break-up fees in the middle market)
Hillshire Brands agreed last month to acquire Pinnacle Foods for $4.3 billion in a deal intended to broaden Hillshire’s product offerings beyond Ball Park hot dogs, Jimmy Dean sausages, and other protein products by adding Pinnacle’s roster of iconic grocery brands including Birds Eye, Mrs. Paul’s, Log Cabin, Duncan Hines, Vlasic and more. The market […]
5 Reasons to Sell Your Business in 2014
Owners of many privately-held businesses have sat out the recent resurgence in M&A activity while waiting for their company performance to rebound and waiting for M&A valuations to match their expectations once again. Abundant capital and fervent demand are fueling a strong M&A market, so owners should consider these five reasons to sell their businesses […]
