Economic indicators were mostly positive in April as the U.S. continues its recovery with 32% of the population fully vaccinated and doses continuing to be rolled out. The Consumer Price Index and the Consumer Confidence Index increased, while the unemployment rate decreased over the month. Public markets...
An in-depth look at the Research & Consulting Services sector for Q4, 2020. Mirus' partners use their expertise and experience to take a closer look at industry news, transactions, and state of the industry in our quarterly industry report.
M&A activity in the broader healthcare equipment sector was once again quite healthy in 2016. As in the past, most reporting on the deals in this space focused exclusively on transactions over $1 billion in enterprise value. Interestingly, the number of deals in the lower middle market...
For most middle market business owners, the sale of their business is a once-in-a-lifetime event that can greatly impact their net worth and impact their family for years to come. The owner’s natural question is,“How should I respond?” But he is really thinking, “Should I ask for...
In October of 2014, we blogged about valuing the intangibles of a business. We wrote about achieving value beyond merely what the financials associated with your business would indicate. These intangibles are the qualitative aspects of your business such as vison, product strategy, market leadership, management team...
This whitepaper provides enlightening qualitative, as well as quantitative analyses, of the Manufacturing Automation industry that will help you track M&A activity, and develop your own strategic buy or sell side transaction plans.
In developing the liquidity planning model, Mirus has compiled a wealth of data based on actual case studies for dozens of companies and transactions that both validate these indicators and are predictive of valuation.
Driven by the economic and political uncertainties of today’s integrated complex global economy, persistent volatility has become the “new normal,” making the days of having a lot of business and economic visibility a thing of the past.
Getting the buyer to the table is just the first of many steps in a long, complicated process that most business owners have not been through before. Trying to figure this out on your own is risky.
Many CEOs and board members are unfamiliar with the heightened personal exposure to liability that comes into play when a company is financially distressed. We have found that in times of financial distress and market dislocation, business leaders are often too slow to recognize a trend, and therefore...
With the U.S. economy heading in the wrong direction and the equity markets in disarray, Mirus considers in this issue how middle-market companies should be approaching mergers and acquisitions.
