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  Sale Process

  How Middle Market Business Acquisitions Are Financed

  I have found that many owners of lower mid-market businesses lack adequate knowledge on how a business sale is actually financed by a potential third-party acquirer...

  By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.

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  Valuation

  For High-Tech M&A, Strategic Value is Not Automatic

  Wow did I get a real world demonstration of the saying, "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder," recently. If I could rephrase that to the business sale situation it...

  By: Dave Kauppi

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  Maximize Value

  Mezzanine Financing and Investing Explained

  Mezzanine financing is an interesting option for investment that can provide you with a new instrument for your portfolio. "Mezzanine" is a word of Italian...

  By: Don Lynd

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  Sale Process

  Getting Ready to Sell: Advice from the Experts

  At Divestopedia, we have had the privilege of interviewing some of the best and brightest on the subject of selling a mid-market business. Here are some of our favorite...

  By: Jeremy Azzarita

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  Valuation

  Valuing the Growth Rate in the Sale of a Technology Company

  In the sale of privately held businesses, there seems to be no mechanism, and certainly no attempt on the part of buyers, to account for the selling company's growth...

  By: Dave Kauppi

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  Pre Sale

  Podcast: After Helping 500,000 Entrepreneurs, Jay Turo Has Advice for You

  In this podcast, Jay Turo, co-founder and CEO of Growthink, talks about:Challenges of selling a lower mid-market business to an owner-operator;Importance of building a...

  By: Noah Rosenfarb

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  Pre Sale

  Is Your Management Team the Right Exit Channel for You?

  As an integral part of any well-prepared equity divestiture strategy, you should explore and vet out each of your available exit channels. Doing so allows you to select...

  By: Scott Yoder

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  Sale Process

  Avoiding the Exclusive Negotiations Trap

  We often hear business owners say, “A competitor just approached me about buying my business. I’ll just sit down with him and cut a deal.” The assumption is that this...

  By: Paris Aden

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  Pre Sale

  How to Find the Ever Elusive Proprietary Deal

  We listened to ParkerGale's Private Equity Fundcast episode on deal flow the other day and found their discussion on deal sourcing insightful. Every PE claims to have...

  By: Divestopedia Team

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  Pre Sale

  How to Perform a Successful Competitor Analysis (and Use it to Your Advantage) to Maximize Value

  Two essential driving factors of determining business valuation area company’s growth potential and its competitive landscape. Both of these elements are detrimental to...

  By: Kevin Ramsier

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  Maximize Value

  Podcast: How to Increase the Probability of a Successful Exit

  In this podcast, Dr. Basil Peters, author of "Early Exits," talks about: What are the biggest mistakes when you’re selling your company; The importance of having an exit...

  By: Noah Rosenfarb

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  Sale Process

  Forewarning on Proprietary Deals

  What is a Proprietary Deal?In a recent conversation with a partner in a private equity firm, he mentioned that a recent deal had been a proprietary deal. I had not heard...

  By: Chris Mercer