Three differences between selling your product and selling your business
If you’ve got years of experience with growing your business, selling its products or services to hundreds of customers, how different can it be to sell the business itself? Sales is sales, right? Well, not so fast. The day-to-day experience of sales does have some commonality with the M&A experience — you’re connecting with folks who […]
Massachusetts M&A remains hot
If first quarter M&A activity in Massachusetts is any indication, the market is not slowing down. There were 82 successful transactions in the first quarter of 2019, showing that Massachusetts M&A activity is keeping pace with last year’s average of 82 deals per quarter. On a per capita basis, Massachusetts kept pace with many M&A […]
Mirus Capital Advisors – Valuing Accomplishment in 2018
2018 was another active and exciting year for Mirus Capital Advisors. We closed ten middle-market transactions, brought aboard two senior bankers, and joined and international network of professional firms. We continue to keep our clients’ interests at heart and are particularly proud that so much of our 2018 business was referred to us by former […]
Why (or why not) take in new capital?
It’s been a remarkable time in private capital markets. The sheer amount of capital available and “chasing” opportunities has driven up valuations. Innovation and flexibility on the capital side have created more opportunities for entrepreneurs to do the kind of deal they really want, rather than just take what’s being offered. With that background, it’s […]
Smaller Software Companies Enjoy Increased Options Based on Growing Private Equity Interest in Technology
Over the last five years the technology sector has attracted an increasing number of private equity investors. More specifically, platform investments (financial) and follow-on acquisitions (hybrid) have grown 25% and 30% respectively over the last five years, based on our analysis of CAPIQ data. When we parsed the data to identify the most active private […]
Aviation on display at Heli-Expo
Over 19,000 attendees turned out last week for the 2014 Heli-Expo in Anaheim. We caught up with several executives who expressed optimism for the industry based on the performance of their businesses. The overall mood reflected the steady innovation and recovery of the industry since the recent recession. Exhibitors included MROs, helicopter OEMs, component manufacturers, […]
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