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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Who would buy my company?

Many business owners are surprised to learn that large, often global, companies are active acquirers of lower middle market businesses.  A company much larger than yours may be the right acquirer for your business. There’s a rule-of-thumb in M&A that the likely acquirer for a business is 3-10x larger than the seller.  Large enough to […]

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

“$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 […]

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

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 […]