Buyers 4 Business Development Best Practices for Private Equity Firms Effective deal sourcing requires a careful combination of strategy, outreach, data, prioritization, emotional intelligence, and hard work. There are nearly…
Buyers Family Offices Continue to Adapt and Grow The number of family offices in the middle market continues to surge. There are at least 10,000 single family offices…
Buyers The Risks and Opportunities of Inorganic Growth Are add-on acquisitions the best way to create value in portfolio companies? This was among the topics discussed at a…
Buyers One Investment Firm on Gearing Up for a Downturn Private investment firm VSS raised its first private equity fund in 1987 to invest in media businesses. The firm has…
Buyers A Research-Driven Approach to Deals Independent sponsors are increasingly prevalent in the middle and lower middle market today. We sat down with John Huhn, Managing…
Business Owners The Makings of the M&A Purchase Agreement Every M&A deal is different. As a deal moves down the funnel, from IOI to LOI to due diligence to…
Business Owners What to Expect in an M&A Letter of Intent The letter of intent (LOI) is an important step in most M&A transactions. The LOI allows buyers to signal that…
Buyers 8 Expert Tips for New Strategic Buyers Many M&A deals fail — Harvard Business Review puts the figure at as high as 70-90 percent. They’ve also found…
Buyers What Not to Do When Submitting an IOI When it comes to submitting an initial indication of interest (IOI) for a business, the guidelines are typically quite clear.…