4 Reasons Strategic Buyers Will Pay More In the M&A world, it’s often said that strategic buyers pay higher valuations than financial buyers. Are they simply irrational…
Four Elements Used in Determining a Patent’s Value As we’ve discussed in the articles How Patents Impact Business Valuation and 10 Factors that Impact a Patent’s Value, valuing…
3 Challenges of Capabilities-driven M&A In a recent video series, Booz & Company’s Paul Leinwand and Gerald Adolph discuss the role of capabilities in M&A…
Axial Selected as Finalist for M&A Product of the Year We are thrilled to announce that Axial is a finalist for M&A Product of the Year, awarded by the Association…
Buying A Company? 3 Questions You Must have Answered Research suggests that buyers often must evaluate more than 80 companies for each investment they make.  The extreme shape of this…
Patent Valuation: Excerpts from Breakfast with David Wanetick Axial hosted David Wanetick of IncreMental Advantage for its latest Member breakfast in midtown NYC. David is a recognized expert…
Four Trends Impacting Lower Middle Market M&A Activity The Deal.com did a very helpful analysis of the 2007 U.S. Economic Census. According to U.S. Census data, 369,122 companies…
Technology Tools for M&A Professionals This week, the IBBA and M&A Source trade associations held one of their twice-yearly conferences. The conference serves as a…
The Letter of Intent – A Primer for Business Owners At this stage you have likely held anywhere from one to three (or more) meetings with a prospective buyer.  If…
