Financial Buyers
Overview of Private Equity for Entrepreneurs
A complete overview of private equity so you know how to evaluate what you need and when. Understand how to make private equity work for...
How to Sell a Business Today for a Price Based on Future Worth
Finding a way to get the maximum valuation possible for your business when you're ready to sell is a challenge faced by every business...
Podcast: How to Increase the Probability of a Successful Exit
Have you defined what a successful exit actually looks like? Do you have a realistic goal for when you want to sell the company and how...
5 Essential Steps to Ensure Due Diligence in Private Company Acquisitions
Acquisitions are very involved processes and you absolutely need to do your due diligence. There is no better way to avoid unnecessary...
Avoiding the Exclusive Negotiations Trap
Competitive tension is essential to exert control over the sale process and present an enforceable timeline to bidders.
Podcast: Wealth Management Strategies for Entrepreneurs Who Sold Their Business
Eighty percent of people with wealth in excess of $5 million gain it through entrepreneurship. Learn about wealth management strategies...
Understanding the Difference Between Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms
It’s quite important to understand the distinction between VC and PE firms to save yourself time as well as to maximize the value of your...
What Can a Private Equity Investor Control in a Deal?
The current valuations for middle market companies is frustrating private equity investors, but there are ways for them to control, choose...
How to Find the Ever Elusive Proprietary Deal
Just like unicorns, Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot, proprietary deals are mythical creatures rarely encountered. So, just how can a PE firms...
Mid-Market Report: Factors Driving M&A in Q4 2015 and Beyond
A summary of Firmex's report created in collaboration with Mergermarket on mid-market M&A projections for 2015. By polling M&A...
How to Perform a Successful Competitor Analysis (and Use it to Your Advantage) to Maximize Value
The results of a competitor analysis can ultimately help your business to maximize its value through the eyes of a potential acquirer....
Choosing Between Strategic Buyers or Private Equity
Private equity and strategic buyers come with their own set of financial and ownership objectives. This will undoubtedly have a critical...
Getting Ready to Sell: Advice from the Experts
Valuable advice from our great Divestopedia Podcast guests.
Podcast: Private Equity Basics For Mid-Market Entrepreneurs
Private equity buyers can be a great exit option for many middle market business owners. In this podcast, learn the basics of private...
For High-Tech M&A, Strategic Value is Not Automatic
Dave Kauppi, president of MidMarket Capital, Inc., describes his recent experience in helping a health care information system company get...
Mezzanine Financing and Investing Explained
Mezzanine financing may be a great way for growing businesses to bridge the gap between what conventional banks will lend against assets...
Why Your M&A Advisor Should Use Online Deal Sourcing
There are some common objections about online deal sourcing, but it is an important tool for completing middle market M&A transactions....
How Middle Market Business Acquisitions Are Financed
Understand the basic financing structures used in the sale and acquisition of a lower mid-market business.
Podcast: After Helping 500,000 Entrepreneurs, Jay Turo Has Advice for You
Growthink's co-founder and CEO, Jay Turo, provides a candid interview on best practices for strategy planning in lower mid-market...
