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Investing Principles: Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Wins, Losses, and Strikeouts

Mergers and Inquisitions

Contributions: Yes, contribute to your investment accounts regularly out of your paychecks or profits, but build a 1-year cash reserve first (you could shorten this if its unrealistically high). everything but gold and government bonds) in January or February of 2020.

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How This Dealmaker Closes a Business Acquisition Every Week—WITHOUT Using His Own Money!

How2Exit

He avoids businesses that are overly reliant on government contracts or struggling to maintain profitability. He prefers companies with $10M-$50M in revenue , as owners in this range are more open to flexible deal structures and strategic growth plans.

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Mergers that Matter: Creating Value and Driving Growth Through M&A

Sun Acquisitions

Focus on ESG: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are becoming increasingly crucial for businesses. This can lead to lower prices for consumers and higher profits for businesses. Companies are looking to M&A to improve their ESG performance. Mergers and acquisitions can improve efficiency and productivity.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Selling a Middle-Market Business

Lake Country Advisors

A clear sense of your company’s market position shapes your negotiation tactics and marketing campaigns since buyers typically seek stable revenue, consistent profits, and a clear growth strategy. Streamlining key processes can make your company more appealing and boost profitability.

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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

The high-level differences are: FP&A: Create revenue and expense targets for different departments, assess how close each department is to reaching its goals, create 5-year plans and forecasts, and tell the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) how the company’s Profit & Loss (P&L) Statement is trending.

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UK Corporate Briefing - August 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

Draft regulations for new reporting requirements on payment practices and performance The government has published draft reporting requirements for large companies on payment practices and performance which will apply for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2026. Any changes will come into effect in Q1 2026.

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Tariffs & The Job Market: How the Trade War Will Affect Finance Internships, Jobs, Deals, and Valuations

Mergers and Inquisitions

Are Orange Monkeys in Charge of the Government? government because it was much smaller and had no income taxes or social welfare programs. Are Orange Monkeys in Charge of the Government? Why is Trump Going Crazy with Tariffs Now? How Do Tariffs Affect Deals and Deal Activity? stoves would sell because the prices are much closer.