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JUNE 12, 2025

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Recruitment 62

Recruitment Media Professional Services Management 62

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 28, 2024

Are you the owner of a Professional Services firm? The younger partners were presented with a dilemma: They could each increase their stakes in the business and collectively control it but would have to take on—and be personally liable for—the $25 million in debt. It would take years before the debt could be paid down.

Professional Services 52

Professional Services Sale Private Equity Debt 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 22, 2024

If you’re considering the sale of your consulting or professional services business, you should understand that buyers will be examining your Gross Margin as an indicator of the value of your firm. Professional services companies make money by billing out their experts and consultants at rates higher than the employee cost.

Professional Services 52

Professional Services Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting 52

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

OCTOBER 22, 2024

If you go out to market, your most likely buyer will be a private equity (PE) group. For investors that plan to finance a portion of the deal with debt, a government contracting business with visible, low-risk revenue also paves an easier path to securing financing.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Government Investors Equities 52

Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 17, 2024

But do earnouts consistently bridge the gap between buyers and sellers in Consulting and Professional Services deals? Despite the potential value at stake, the buyer balked at the idea of relinquishing control, envisioning strategic integration and synergy across their portfolio of Professional Services businesses.

Professional Services 52

Professional Services Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Negotiation 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

And will that mean that some of the privately held management consulting firms or other professional services companies will choose an IPO this year? It has been some time since a professional services firm chose a public offering as a liquidity strategy. But those companies have been public for more than 20 years.

IPO 52

IPO Consulting Corporate Finance Professional Services 52

How2Exit

MARCH 24, 2023

However, many of these people find that they haven't built a sellable business and don't know how to professionalize it. By providing professional services, entrepreneurs can help these business owners make their businesses more sellable. Equity in exchange for value is a great way for both consultants and businesses to benefit.

M&A 130

M&A Business Mergers and Acquisitions Investors 130