Why Investment Firms Are So Susceptible to Cyber-Attacks — and 3 Ways to Prevent Them Cyber-attacks pose an increasing risk for companies all of types around the world. The recent WannaCry attack affected multiple industries…
3 Reasons M&A Statistics Are Suspect The M&A industry regularly reminds us that it’s tough to sell any business. Chris Sider of the Exit Planning Institute…
Fundless or Funded: That is The Question (for Bankers) Competition is brewing in the middle market — and a lot of it has to do with the growing diversity…
Growth Advisor Carl Gould on Profiting From Every Major Business Milestone To think of Carl Gould as simply a “business coach” would be an understatement. He has written 7 books, given…
The Perfect Storm That’s Unbundling the Private Equity Industry You can read about it all over the news: family offices are the new force in private markets, private equity…
M&A Advisor Eric Seifert on the Modern Way to Market Deals Eric Seifert is the Executive Director of Business Development at SF&P Advisors, an M&A advisor specializing in the HVAC and…
The Power of Persistence — How Investor Elie Azar Sourced 3 Successful Deals After founding private equity firm White Wolf Capital in 2011, Elie Azar learned very quickly that “things rarely go as…
75% of Owners Are Ready for Their Exits, But Their Businesses Aren’t If a buyer offered you enough cash for your business to provide you with complete financial security, would you sell…
Dying Is Not an Exit Strategy Too many owners are so focused on growing their businesses that planning for retirement and succession is put on the…