Private Equity
Why Do Deals Fall Apart? - A Private Equity Perspective (Part 2)
Not all deals come together. In part 2 of this series, we provide the perspective of four more private equiteers on the reasons why most...
Why Do Deals Fall Apart? A Private Equity Perspective
Not all deals come together. In part 1 of this series, we provide the perspective of four private equiteers on the reasons why most deals...
How Do I Evaluate My Company as a Platform?
Evaluating your business as a platform is a crucial step to attracting potential buyers. Look for ways to prove that your company is...
Podcast: How to Sell Your Business for a Crazy High Price
What does it take to sell your business for an Outrageous Price? Find out in this interview with Kevin Short, author of Sell Your Business...
Avoiding the Exclusive Negotiations Trap
Competitive tension is essential to exert control over the sale process and present an enforceable timeline to bidders.
Private Equity Groups Can Recognize Strategic Value in a Tech Company Acquisition
Instead of lagging behind and losing out on attractive deals, PEGs have come around to a new strategy that allows them to contend with...
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...
Been There, Done That: An Energy Services Entrepreneur Tells His Sale Story
The best way to understand how a deal comes together is to hear it directly from someone who has done it before. In this article,...
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...
Real Stories of Private Equity Value Creation
Understand the process and work that goes into value creation in a private equity investment.
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...
Podcast: Micro Private Equity: The Art of Acquiring Small Businesses
Learn about the opportunities present in micro private equity. Deal structuring will be an important skill for young entrepreneurs looking...
Anatomy of a Letter of Intent
At some point in your business career, you will see a letter of intent. Do you know what you should be looking for? Here's everything you...
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...
Podcast: Part Two of Selling to Private Equity, an Interview with Seller and Client
In Part One of this two-part series, Bobby Kingsbury explained what private equity is looking for in an acquisition, and shared some...
In a Business Sale, the Buyer Has the Upper Hand (Part 1)
Unless your company is one of those "must-haves" with buyers crawling all over you, you are subject to a process that greatly favors the...
Podcast: Part One of Selling to Private Equity, with Bobby Kingsbury
Private equity is an in-depth process, so here's a look at it from the ground up from one of the industry's top experts, Bobby Kingsbury....
How Would a Private Equity Firm Value Your Company?
Hadley Capital, a private equity firm, explains how they would value your business for sale. Learn about the methods used and what to...
