How Acquisitions Add Value Before a Sale Savvy CEOs will prepare for an exit well in advance, aligning time of the sale with their operational peak to…
5 Ways Businesses Destroy the Chance of a Good Deal Every selling business owner dreams of the same exit outcome: sell high, retire well. As such, in the years leading…
Middle Market Weekly Outlook Good morning, all. Survey results from last week indicate that nearly half of U.S. private equity investors are eyeing oil…
Private Equity Best Practices for Business Development in a 2.0 World Every professional defines business development differently. In the broadest sense, the term refers to a set of activities by which an individual…
5 Things a CEO Can Learn From an Investment Banker Most CEOs will tell you they have no need for a banker. Most CEOs are also great liars. The truth…
The Rise of the Private Equity Operating Partner While private equity as an industry still has a reputation for relying on financial engineering when investing in a company,…
Middle Market Weekly Outlook Good morning, all. A Wall Street Journal article out last week explores the current buyout trend in private equity. They…
5 Things to Consider When Your Competitor Makes an Offer Competition does not preclude cooperation – just ask Apple. Even if doing business with a competitor would be unreasonable, considering…
Dallas Dealmakers Talk Oil, Company Growth and Local Opportunity This spring we continued our 2015 events program with our Dallas Summit, where just under 100 private investment bankers, private equity…
