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BoomerPreneurs – Secure your Legacy
M&A Education & Market, Merger and Acquisitions, M&A
Are You a “BoomerPreneur”? Attention, Boomers! You've built your business, watched it grow, and now you're thinking about a transition—maybe even retirement. Is your future and place in history secured? Does the sale of your business factor into the quality of...
Creative Deal Structures – Why a seller note may be a difference maker to getting a deal done
Selling a Business, M&A, M&A Education & Market, Private Equity Recapitalizations
Why a Creative Exit Deal Structure May Be a Good Idea in Today’s Market —Especially a Seller Note Most entrepreneurs dream of selling their company one day, and the dream goes like this: "I received a call from a huge multinational strategic company. They offered me...
Beware of the Preemptive Offer
Merger and Acquisitions, M&A, M&A Education & Market
As a business owner, you likely receive communications at least weekly from companies claiming to have buyers, or strategic relationships, to which they would like to introduce you. Similarly, you may be fielding calls from Private Equity Groups (PE) looking to tell...
10 Questions For an Ideal Exit – Outlier Outcomes
Industry Insights, Education, M&A, M&A Education & Market
Most owners of privately held business do not know if their business is sellable or what to do to achieve an Outlier Outcome at sale. An Ideal exit is one that is on your time, your terms and at your price. In order to help you think about orchestrating your own...
Private equity is eating the world: Why your next business partner is likely Private Equity.
Education, M&A, Private Equity Recapitalizations
To borrow Marc Andreessen’s famous “Software is eating the world," Private equity is not only eating software companies by the dozens, but it is also buying hundreds of middle market companies across all sectors, all around the globe. Let’s examine why private equity...
Merit Investment Bank & Co. advises Northwest Woodworks Inc. on its sale to Montbleau & Associates LLC, a portfolio company of Crescendo Capital Partners LLC
Merit Investment Bank & Co., a leading middle market investment bank, is honored to have served as exclusive advisor to Northwest Woodworks Inc. on its sale to Montbleau & Associates LLC, a portfolio company of Crescendo Capital Partners LLC Merit Investment...