If you’re thinking of selling your e-commerce business, you will most likely encounter a term you may have never heard of before but that will be very important in arriving at the highest value for your firm: Add-backs.
"I do think that values are leveling out and maybe even softening a bit and we might have hit a peak in valuations, at least for a little while," says Chris Garman, vice president of corporate development, Sun Auto Tire & Service Inc. "But the values are still really good and people are still able to retire based on what they’ve built."
Something is not right in the world of independent commercial tire dealers and I can’t quite put my finger on how they can fix it. Commercial tire dealers just might need to organize and go on strike.
Despite some well-publicized setbacks, Amazon hasn’t lost its ambition to “reimagine” healthcare.
Is it more than just making a profit?
Ophthalmology M&A has been very active. All of FOCUS' recent transactions have been with private-equity backed buyers.
Why does FOCUS Investment Banking's Abe Garver believe growth in private equity-backed MSP Platforms may accelerate? Here is Garver's thesis.
If you’re an automotive aftermarket retailer and you’re not selling online, you run the risk of being left behind. If you are already selling online, great—but you may need to up your game if you hope to stay competitive going forward. Indeed, having a holistic sales approach—physical stores and e-commerce—may be the best way to compete in this rapidly changing and growing business. M&A may be the quickest way to get there.
Most entrepreneurs start a business based on one or two of many potential reasons---it could be to exploit a unique skillset or access to talent, pursue a passion or simply meet a need otherwise not being met in the marketplace.
The plastic surgery and aesthetics space is showing signs of increasing private equity activity.
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