Anatomy of a Deal: Ramona Tire
Experience the process of preparing for a sale, identifying prospects, and getting the maximum return through real examples of how it happened.
Integrating Retail Into a Commercial Tire Business
As commercial tire dealers look to enhance their business values into the same stratosphere as retail tire dealers, some are looking at integrating the more profitable elements of retail business into their commercial operations. From a customer retention and profit perspective, this makes perfect sense.
Private Equity’s Medical Practice Consolidation Curve. Where Different Specialties Lie.
We think about private equity-backed consolidations as part of a lifecycle. Like most business cycles, it starts out with pioneering that accelerates through further adoption.
Salesforce Market Insights
The M&A market for companies in the Salesforce Partners program is reaching a critical inflection point. Competition is growing more intense, as the number of available firms shrinks, raising already-high valuations for those that remain independent. At the same time, proposed capital gains tax hikes make it imperative for potential sellers to consider doing deals as soon as possible.
History of Private Equity Investors in Dermatology
There are now thirty private equity firms with investments in dermatology practices and surgery centers.
Ready to Sell? The Tax Impact of Different Transaction Structures
In my March MTD column, we reviewed some of the proposed changes to federal taxes on the horizon. Since this is the April edition, let’s continue with the tax theme and investigate how sale transactions are taxed under today’s laws.
ServiceNow Market Insights
In the short 10 months since ServiceNow announced the expansion of its partner program and industry-aligned solutions in May 2020, Partners have benefited from rapid growth in the ServiceNow category. Furthermore, as most IT projects move to a virtual environment in the post-COVID-19 era, ServiceNow has emerged as the preferred IT service management (ITSM) platform for enterprise IT departments.
Tax Uncertainty Will Boost M&A Activity
Elections have consequences. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was passed by the slimmest of margins in the Republican-controlled Senate and House through a budget reconciliation process that needed only a majority of votes to pass. We find ourselves now with the situation having flipped.
Is Your Business Ever Really ‘Fixed?’ Embracing Continuous Improvement
Thinking that you've finally "fixed" your dealership might prevent you from getting to that next, higher performance level.
FOCUS Healthcare Team was one of the Most Active Investment Banking Groups – 2020 Ophthalmology Deals
Our research on ophthalmology transactions in 2020 showed that roughly half of seller groups were represented by an investment banker or M&A advisor.