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Local M&A activity swings up as confidence grows

Managing Partner Layne Kasper featured in this Fort Worth Business Press article:   Local M&A activity swings up as confidence grows Rob Robertson Reporter A number North Texas-based companies have announced mergers in recent weeks and industry observers say it could get better as the economy improves. Since April there have been several deals announced involving […]

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“Deal Me In”

From our friends at CMF Associates in Philadelphia: ******************** CMF Conversations: “Deal” Me In There has been ample popular press lately regarding M&A’s declining health, mostly surrounding the drop in “deal activity,” or money invested. Fortune and Reuters both commented on the decline, with Reuters claiming that global M&A activity dropped 25% in the first half […]

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Summer Planning

“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.” — James Dent The beginning of summer always has an impact on the deal-making process.  With so many moving parts in a transaction – buyer, seller, banker, attorneys, CPA’s, etc. – […]

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K&A Market Update

Kasper & Associates Market Update The beginning of summer always has an impact on the deal-making process.  With so many moving parts in a transaction – buyer, seller, banker, attorneys, CPA’s, etc. – it’s inevitable that one or more will be on vacation or taking an extra day or two out of the office, often […]

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Texas M&A Gets a Boost from Oil & Gas

Managing Partner Layne Kasper interviewed in Fort Worth Business Press. ************ Texas M&A gets a boost from oil & gas Energy deals dominated merger and acquisition activity in 2011 By Rob Robertson rrobertson@bizpress.net Reporter The energy industry dominated a strong 2011 for mergers and acquisitions in Texas, but industry insiders are unwilling to predict a repeat […]

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Middle Market M&A Outlook

From the Axial Market blog: https://www.axialmarket.com/blog/2012/02/middle-market-m-outlook-peter-sokoloff-co/ Peter Sokoloff focuses on different industries than we do at K&A, however, his comments on the high level of buyer interest right now mirror what we’re seeing in manufacturing, distribution and business services. ************************* Middle Market M&A Outlook: Peter Sokoloff & Co. Posted Feb. 1, 2012 Today we continue […]

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Don’t let your M&A deal end up in the rough

Think there’s nothing you can learn about M&A from Caddyshack?  Cantey Hanger’s Doug Clayton says there is! ******************** Acquiring knowledge by Doug Clayton Don’t let your M&A deal end up in the rough Premium content from Dallas Business Journal – by Doug Clayton, Contributing writer Date: Friday, July 22, 2011, 5:00am CDT Most of us […]

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Bridging the Valuation Gap

With many companies rebounding from challenging economic conditions, we’ve seen a valuation divide between buyers and sellers in today’s market.  Buyers, as always, are primarily concerned with historical financial performance while sellers describe the last few years as aberrations.  Sellers would rather focus on projections of the profit potential that will be unleashed once the […]

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Understand the Owner of a Business for Sale

Written by Richard Parker, President and Founder of Diomo Corporation http://blog.bizquest.com/2011/03/understand-the-.html#continued It is staggering to me how so many business buyers simply miss the mark during the initial stages of the business for sale process and lose out on potential opportunities. In prior posts I have alluded to the mix of emotion and logic when […]

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Responsible Acquisitions Yield Growth

“Responsible Acquisitions Yield Growth” By Janice DiPietro Financial Executive, December 2010 Acquisitions immediately following a downturn generally yield strong returns, yet growing a business in a struggling economy is not only tricky, but could be damaging.  Success depends upon an acquisition strategy that balances the need to grow with caution and responsibility. For companies seeking […]