Join us for the next AM&AA Market Survey Report Webinar. Hear the results of the AM&AA 2024-Q1 National Market Survey with detailed data reported on over 2,000 deals. Analysis includes sale multiples by deal size and industry, composition of consideration, and target company financial performance on deals closed in Q3 and Q4 of 2023 as well as deals under LOI in the current 2024-Q1 M&A pipeline. Detail on factors required to get deals under LOI and closed in today’s current M&A climate will also be presented, along with how those factors have been changing over time. In addition, data from survey results will be presented on the outlook for the M&A market for 2024, as well as the headwinds and tailwinds driving the forecast for the M&A market.

Highlights include:

• The M&A market is reporting the “headwinds” (negative impacts) of factors affecting the M&A market are decreasing, and “tailwinds” (positive impacts) are increasing, predicting a strong M&A market for 2024.

• There is strong market optimism that anticipated deal volume in 2024 will be higher than 2023
• The % of Deals with Earnouts and Notes have been dropping, while deals with Notes and Stock have remained steady.
• Investment Banking firms are busy and poised for an active 2024, with active deals, new prospects, and expected closings all trending up in this latest Q1 2024 M&A survey.
• The “Silver Tsunami” of retiring Baby Boom owners has arrived and is in full force, with 80% of sellers sighting Age/Retirement as the motivation to sell.

• Pent up demand to sell grew in the 2nd half of 2023 as more owners prepared for sale and watched the market as compared to actually starting a sale process.

Participants will earn 1.0 CPE credit in the Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge.