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Big reasons to act in 2010…


Contributed by member, Ron Rudich, Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A.

Deal Closing Rates and Multiples Increase in 2nd Half of 2009


AM&AA Deal Stats Survey Sheds Light on Private Sector Middle Market Activity

IMPLEMENTING SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. " Walk the Talk - A Blog for Agile Minds


This is the second in a series which goes to the heart of the challenge facing our economy West Michigan, especially with 60% manufacturing based. – Implementing Successful andSustainable Change.

Since 1996 when Kotter’s research revealed that only 30% of change initiatives succeed. Even today, when McKinsey surveyed 3000 business executives this ratio of 1 in 3 still applied in 2009.

Changing Face of Family Business in the Gulf


The problems faced by any organisation and company; developing successful leaders, mitigating decision-making hierarchies and consolidating company tradition with new generational ideas, are undoubtedly issues that can be magnified in the setting of the family business.

AM&AA Announces Winner of Inaugural Middle Market Thought Leader Award at Winter Conference Jan 12-14 in Las Vegas


Dr. Art Laffer to be recognized as 2009 AM&AA Middle Market Thought Leader of the Year at AM&AA Winter Conference in Las Vegas; Co-Authors of Laffer's "The Private Equity Edge: How Private Equity Players and the World's Top Companies Build Value and Wealth" to Present Value Building Workshop.

Macabacus - a "How-To" Guide to M&A Accounting and Modeling


Macabacus is a "how-to" guide to mergers and acquisitions accounting and modeling. Finance and law professionals and students with exposure to basic accounting will find this resource most useful. New topics are constantly being added, so check back regularly. http://www.macabacus.com/

Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC, Houston, Texas, Advises in Acquisition of EIM Controls, Inc.


IRVINE, Calif. and HOUSTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC and Sid M. Shaver, Managing Director, are pleased to announce that Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business (NYSE: EMR) St. Louis, Missouri, has acquired EIM Controls, Inc., Missouri City, Texas, ( www.eim-co.com ) a manufacturer of high quality valve actuators since 1949.