Business Owners Current Climate Puts Outsize Pressure on Lower Middle Market Companies That the middle market is struggling amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will come as a surprise to no one. RSM…
Business Owners Move Over, Revenue Per Employee — There’s a Better KPI We review hundreds of management presentations each year, and almost all of them promote a seemingly important number: Revenue per…
COVID-19 How Coronavirus Is Impacting Lower Middle Market M&A Activity Last week, Axial convened a virtual roundtable of members to review the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on lower middle…
Business Owners Pros and Cons of Management Buyouts A management buyout is exactly what it sounds like — a management team (or individual) purchasing the business they’ve been…
Business Owners 5 Ways to Earn Maximum Value When You Sell Your Business Smart business owners think proactively about how they can get a premium valuation for their business. This mindset is critical…
Business Owners 4 Critical Considerations for Medtech Companies Before a Sale Florence Joffroy-Black and Dave Sheppard founded MedWorld Advisors in 2016 to provide industry-specific advisory services to middle market companies in…
Business Owners Axial Member Spotlight: Votto Vines — From the Vineyards of Italy to the Inc. 500 How does an M&A deal lawyer become a wine importer overnight? At this year’s flagship Axial Concord conference in NYC,…
Business Owners Middle Market Business Growth Projections on the Decline At the end of last year, an all-time high — 73 percent — of middle market company executives reported that…
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…