When you decide to sell your business, you might have a dollar figure in mind before you even begin the process. Maybe you have heard of other businesses that sold for a certain multiple of revenue and you assume you can do the same. However, revenue is not the only...
Special thanks to Jeff Ostenso, CEO of Ironmark, Mac Tisdale, President of the Mid-Atlantic Region for First National Bank, and Don Charlton, a Partner with Argosy Private Equity for their strategic input on this article. For any business owner, there will eventually...
After spending years building a successful business, at some point it is likely you will feel it is time to sell and move onto the next chapter of your life. While selling your company can be financially and personally rewarding, it is a time-consuming, rigorous...
For lower middle market (LMM) companies that seek funding, the private equity (PE) market has always been tough to crack. PE groups have traditionally focused on upper middle market companies with at least $100 million in revenue, which they perceived as offering...
If you are a business owner preparing the company you have worked hard to build for a liquidity event, selling a majority or minority share to a private equity (PE) group is one option. When you sell to a PE firm, one of two scenarios is likely: 1) Your business...
In today’s hot mergers and acquisitions market, private equity (PE) investment is fueling a growing share of the deals. Sometimes partnering with a PE group is the best way to obtain liquidity for your business, especially if you are in a high-growth industry and you...
