The buyer-seller meeting is quite often a “make or break” meeting. Your business broker or M&A Advisor will do everything possible to ensure that this meeting goes as well as possible. It is vitally important to realize that rarely is there an offer before buyers and sellers actually meet. The all-important offer usually comes directly…
This week’s M&A Access features Keith Apton, Managing Director – Wealth Management, UBS. Apton breaks down what an ESOP is and why a business opts for it, particularly as a tax-efficient strategy and as a way to preserve business legacy. Also, Apton examines current trends in the marketplace including the partial sale.
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 situation seems to change with each and every day. The disruption and chaos that the pandemic has injected into both daily life and business is obvious. Just as it is often difficult to keep track of the ebbs and flows of the pandemic, the same can be stated…
This week’s M&A Access features Mark Arciero, Founder & CEO, INTERIM CEO and Private Equity Services. Arciero delves into scaling business, stabilizing an organization, and execution as what should be the primary focuses of businesses during the pandemic. He also pinpoints conservation of cash flow, reducing cost, and maintaining profitability as creative techniques for companies to sustain profitability.
In today’s business climate, reviews are the differentiator. Years ago, people commonly asked for references when they were vetting a product or service. But these days when people are searching for a local business to work with, they are likely to conduct research on their own and read online reviews. Google reviews can give businesses…
The latest edition of M&A Access features Cynthia Spigel, Owner & Consultant, Spigel Strategies & Solutions, LLC and Mike Palm, Director, Charter Capital Partners. Spigel explains how human capital makes or breaks a deal—a preview of her upcoming Summer Conference panel discussion, “The Human Side of Due Diligence: The Business of People”—along with the tools and processes that can be…
When contemplating the sale of a business, an important option to consider is seller financing. Many potential buyers don’t have the necessary capital or lender resources to pay cash. Even if they do, they are often reluctant to put such a hefty sum of cash into what, for them, is a new and untried venture.…
This week’s M&A Access features Jesse Abercrombie, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones and Mike Ertel, Managing Director, Transworld M&A Advisors. Abercrombie examines the shifts in clients’ strategies due to COVID-19 and what business owners should be focused on during these uncertain times. Meanwhile, Ertel explains how viewers can become engaged with the M&A initiative—Campaign for Clarity—by supporting legislation and rendering…
