Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

AUGUST 16, 2024

Private equity (PE) firms are investing in middle market businesses at a healthy pace despite a high interest rate environment that makes it more costly to finance deals. You have documented operational processes in place, but they are not as rigorous or efficient as they could be. Your EBITDA is in the range of $1M – $5M.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Equities Investment Business 52

Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Document Processes and Systems: Documenting your business’s processes, systems, and intellectual property is essential for a smooth transition during an exit. Create comprehensive operational manuals, employee handbooks, and proprietary technology documentation to ensure the continuity and transferability of critical assets.

Negotiation 59

Negotiation Business Sale Management 59

Francine Way

JULY 8, 2017

Many of these causes have their equivalences to the reasons behind the sale of a company (also known as a divestiture): Liquidity: As the equity holding period matured, investors (private equity funds behind companies) will look to sell.

M&A 130

M&A Acquisitions Sale Investment 130

Cooley M&A

APRIL 5, 2024

While the ruling has broad implications for many current arrangements (particularly stockholder agreements for public companies), it did provide a path forward, noting that many of these provisions would have been valid if included the corporation’s certificate of incorporation instead of the stockholder agreement.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers Corporation 52

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Beginning in 2020, there was a wave of announcements for private equity firms entering the car wash industry. It seemed like every month there was news that private equity firm “ABC” acquired or invested in car wash chain “XYZ” with a plan to grow rapidly. What comes next?

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Equities IPO Valuation 52