OfficeHours

JULY 18, 2023

How I bought an apartment, funded business school, and still had fun in the midst of difficult economic times When it comes to timing the market and getting that anticipated bonus you’ve worked hard all year for, I couldn’t have gotten unluckier. What are your financial priorities?

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Midaxo

AUGUST 16, 2023

This is the second piece in a two-part blog series. Change Management & Comms Q: What are the critical change management activities? Earnouts and Incentives Q: What are some tangible examples of earnouts and incentives for key people? Q: What do you find is the best governance model particularly with small acquisitions?

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Francine Way

MAY 14, 2017

In the last two blog posts, we walked through capital structure and how it impacts M&A activities and vice versa. To be explicitly clear, I am recommending the use of the following ranked capital sources when paying for an acquisition: cash (from the balance sheet), debt (at a reasonable level), and equity.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 3, 2024

It’s helpful for tire dealers to know what some of the pitfalls might be before they start their business exit planning. So I was pleased when Axial recently published their “Dead Deal Report: Unpacking 2023’s Broken LOI’s” report. Most tire dealers and automotive businesses that that I run across fall within this range.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 17, 2023

For companies that sell through traditional channels, what are some key performance metrics that are sometimes overlooked but which might be helpful in focusing resources? A good example relates to Category Development Index (CDI) and Brand Development Index (BDI). Haydock : Good data can be tremendously empowering.

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Sale Retail Investment Banking Food 52

How2Exit

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Concept 4: Know buyers' categories. When it comes to understanding buyers and their categories, it is important to do your research. Ultimately, understanding buyers and their categories is key to getting the best possible deal when selling a business. Working with an advisor is essential for a successful sale.

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M&A Leadership Council

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

What is an Integration Strategy Framework? Call it what you will, a strategic integration blueprint – a hypothesis for integration – a skeletal outline of your vision of what integration should look like based on what you bought and what you must get from each acquisition – these are all workable definitions.

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