How2Exit

JULY 22, 2025

From Searcher to Sponsor: How to Buy a $22m Business | Yan Vinarskiy Interview - Watch Here About the Guest: Yan Venki is a first-generation American and a former management consultant turned operator. SDE business in Chicago via SBA financing, Yan eventually landed a $4M EBITDA deal by switching to the independent sponsor model.

Business

Growth Business

JULY 16, 2025

By Gavin Harrison on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success In today’s evolving economy, UK SMEs face a unique set of challenges from continuing to navigate post-pandemic recovery to scaling quickly in competitive markets.

Debt

How2Exit

JUNE 16, 2025

E284: Breathwork, Business, and Big Exits: How Monica Garcia Uses Calm to Crush M&A - Watch Here About the Guest: Monica Garcia Dugal is an investment banker turned entrepreneur, financial consultant, and breathwork evangelist. Breathwork enhances all of it.

M&A

How2Exit

MARCH 10, 2025

E271: How This Dealmaker Closes a Business Acquisition Every Week—WITHOUT Using His Own Money! With decades of experience in technology, business acquisitions, and rollups, Richmond has developed a reputation for structuring creative and sustainable deals.

Business

How2Exit

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

E267: Why Buying a Business Beats Starting One – Buy Your Way to Success! He has successfully built and exited two tech businesses and is now focused on acquiring and scaling vertical software companies in the energy and healthcare sectors. Why Search Funds?

Business

Beyond M&A

JULY 3, 2025

They’re cat’s cradles —dense with connections, reliant on APIs, and full of invisible business logic living in low-code and AI platforms. AI Tools Empowering Business Users to build Back Office IT Low-cost, SaaS-based AI tools are being adopted rapidly—particularly by sales and marketing teams. In theory, that’s straightforward.

IT

Beyond M&A

AUGUST 4, 2025

Last week, we explored the Three Cs — communication, consistency, and care —the foundational behaviours needed to get through diligence and present your business at its best. Use this window to shift gears and reframe your business through an investor lens. But what doesn’t get said enough is what happens after the deal is signed.

Investors

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 19, 2025

The key components of an LOI are generally the proposed purchase price, transaction structure, fundamental business points, timeline, and expenses. A letter of intent (LOI) or term sheet tends to be the first substantive document for an M&A transaction.

M&A

Growth Business

JANUARY 22, 2025

By Michael Elias on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Self-financed or bootstrapped companies are unusual in many ways. Bootstrapped companies have common challenges, with growth often constrained by a lack of capital, expertise in scaling a business and management. Why bring in an external investor?

Investors

How2Exit

JUNE 23, 2025

E285: How to Sell a Business in Puerto Rico (Without Losing Your Mind or Millions) - Watch Here About the Guest: Francisco Uriarte is Managing Partner at Connelly Capital, a Puerto Rico-based M&A advisory firm. Pre-sale readiness is underrated – Many businesses, especially sub-$3M in revenue, don’t keep formal books.

Business

Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Businesses aiming to navigate the M&A process must consider traditional financial and operational metrics and the technological prowess and readiness of acquiring and targeting companies. Strategic Alignment Align your M&A strategy with your overall business goals.

Mergers

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 17, 2025

It hasn’t taken long for the business world to start unpacking the implications of the newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). While media coverage has mostly centered on its impact on individual taxpayers and the broader economy, the legislation is likely to have meaningful consequences for M&A in particular.

M&A

The New York Times: Banking

JULY 16, 2025

The JPMorgan Chase chief has long been skeptical of the nontraditional, and less regulated, lending business. Now he thinks its best days may be over.

IT

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 31, 2025

To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team – shares a series of conversations with independent sponsors, capital providers, and other professionals.

M&A

MergersCorp M&A International

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Several factors contribute to Malta’s unique position, making it an attractive destination for gaming businesses and entrepreneurs. The Maltese Government has also implemented various gaming regulations that are conducive to business, allowing for a streamlined licensing process.

Corporation

CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 9, 2025

The activist investor appreciates Viasat's Defense and Advanced Technologies business, dubbing it a 'crown jewel' that may be due for a spinoff or IPO.

IPO

How2Exit

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This episode provides an in-depth exploration of how Issac’s early career experiences and mentorship shaped his unique approach to acquiring and scaling e-commerce businesses. These insights underscore the episode's rich offering of business strategies and underscore the fast-paced, data-driven nature of the e-commerce industry.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Torch Awards spotlight individuals, organizations, and media professionals whose dedication, innovation, and commitment have reshaped and advanced the IT channel community. “This year’s honorees embody the passion, dedication, and forward-thinking spirit that drive progress in our industry.

IT

CNBC: Investing

JULY 12, 2025

Goldman energy analyst Neil Mehta rates Permian a buy and sees roughly 13% upside ahead, believing that it can outperform its peers due to "continued efforts to reduce well costs, optimize the cost structure of the business, Midland headquarters and increased scale through small to larger scale M & A." All Rights Reserved.

Trading

Growth Business

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

By Anna Jordan on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Scaling up your business is hard and thats before you take incoming tax rises into account. However, weve spoken to fellow scale-ups and other experts to find out how you can grow your business without hiring any additional full-time staff.

Business

Beyond M&A

JUNE 17, 2025

We’re stress testing the business. All Businesses Are Loosely Functioning Disasters The Toughest Pitch Is Often to Your Own Team The post In Tech Due Diligence, It’s Not About Perfect. “The job isn’t to find perfect tech. The job is to find the risk.” It took me years to understand that sentence deeply. Now I live by it.

Risk Assessment

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 25, 2025

These initiatives mark a notable shift towards a more flexible and business-friendly regulatory environment, reflecting the governments broader economic growth agenda.

Mergers

CNBC: Investing

JULY 19, 2025

"We expect improvement in sales and continue to favor its solid business model and return visibility" analyst Lillian Lou wrote ahead of earnings in early August. Yum China "We expect improvement in sales and continue to favor its solid business model and return visibility. Skip Navigation Markets Pre-Markets U.S.

Stock

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 30, 2025

Earnouts are a form of contingent consideration that the buyer of a business pays to the seller in the period following the acquisition, based on the business achieving various financial metrics related to its performance following the change in ownership. They are popular for many reasons. By: DarrowEverett LLP

Finance

Sun Acquisitions

JULY 21, 2025

This post will explore identifying and executing successful M&A deals, highlighting their positive impact on businesses. Operational Assessment: Evaluate the target company’s operations, management team, and overall business processes.

M&A

CNBC: Investing

JULY 19, 2025

How the activist can help the company lift its share price Published Sat, Jul 19 2025 8:40 AM EDT Kenneth Squire @13DMonitor WATCH LIVE Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Global Payments Inc (GPN) Business: Global Payments is a payments technology company delivering software and services to its customers globally.

Shares

CNBC: Investing

JULY 31, 2025

Skip Navigation Markets Pre-Markets U.S. Here’s what it means for fixed income investors Published Thu, Jul 31 2025 3:37 PM EDT Darla Mercado, CFP® @darla_mercado WATCH LIVE The U.S. economy is looking resilient based on recent data, but cracks are starting to show for certain companies – and that could be bad news for investors chasing yield.

Investors

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Instead, we will need to be familiar with all aspects of the business, from legal and settlement processes to transaction cost analysis and trading. A continuous drive to learn about every single corner of the business and market. What do you believe the trader of the future looks like skills wise?

Engineering

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 11, 2025

If you are selling a business or acquiring one, particularly in the middle market or large-cap space, you will likely hear the term representation and warranties insurance (RWI). It is a common tool in mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) that can protect both buyers and sellers while making the deal process smoother for all parties.

Insurance

Beyond M&A

JULY 24, 2025

So when it comes to real diligence, the investor (or buyer) has to critically assess your business for themselves. So when it comes to real diligence, the investor (or buyer) has to critically assess your business for themselves. Run your business at a level that expects attention — even if it’s not coming yet. Strategically?

Investors