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Kasper & Associates Market Update

Heating Up After an unseasonably cool and rainy beginning to summer, Texans are now back to reality with our normal August triple digit temperatures.  Along with the hotter weather, we’re experiencing the M&A market heating up as well.  In most years we see an increase in seller activity after Labor Day.  However this year that […]

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Woodie Woods Plumbing Company Sold

* * F O R  I M M E D I A T E  R E L E A S E * * A group of local investors formed Woodie Woods Plumbing, LLC and has acquired the assets of Waters Plumbing, Inc., the corporate entity operating Fort Worth’s historic Woodie Woods Plumbing.  Founded in 1954 […]

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Interview with Managing Partner Layne Kasper

Managing Partner Layne Kasper was interviewed by Scott Mackes, Founder of Service Academy Business Mastermind. The two Service Academy graduates discuss the history of Kasper & Associates, Layne’s professional background, lessons learned in military service as well as other merger & acquisition topics. While most SABM content is directed at Service Academy graduates, the topics […]

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Kasper & Associates Aligns with Christie’s International Real Estate – Ulterre

Kasper & Associates (K&A),the leading North and Central Texas merger and acquisition firm (established 1984) headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is pleased to announce its alliance with Christie’s International Real Estate – Ulterre.  According to Managing Partner, Layne Kasper, “K&A has had a long-standing relationship with the principals at Ulterre (formerly Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and […]

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Talking Valuations

Managing Partner Layne Kasper will be discussing business valuation at TechFW‘s TECH Nest session on Tuesday, March 6 from 4:30-5:30pm. For details click here.

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Layne Kasper on “Fort Worth Today”

Managing Partner Layne Kasper was interviewed by Chris Quinn on “Fort Worth Today”. Click here for a preview and here for the full interview.

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Richards Supply Company Acquires Manske Material Handling

Richards Supply Company, headquartered in Waco, Texas, has acquired Manske Material Handling located on South Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas.  Richards now has four distribution centers in Texas with two locations serving the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Founded by David Manske in 1993, Manske Material Handling is a wholesale distributor of wheels, casters, hand trucks, […]

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Fort Worth’s Largest Pallet Company Sold

Fricks Pallet Company, LLC has acquired substantially all the assets of Fort Worth, Texas-based Metroplex Wood Products (MWP). Founded in 1980, MWP provides recycled and remanufactured wood pallets to commercial accounts in North and Central Texas.  The company, located at 2201 West Risinger Road on the city’s south side, processes and sells some 10,000 pallets […]

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Buyer-Side Search

Kasper & Associates has been retained by an Industrial Supply Company in Texas seeking a strategic acquisition. Some operational parameters of interest to the buyer include, but are not necessarily limited to the following: Industrial, maintenance, janitorial and manufacturing supplies and/or equipment providers Operations in Texas and/or Oklahoma Preferred Annual Sales Revenue: $5.0 to 20.0 […]

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Market Update: Selling to a Competitor

The press release announcing the sale of Harvest Supply Company to BWI describes a recent successful K&A transaction between two direct competitors.  I wanted to highlight this transaction, because I believe it serves as an example for other business owners considering the sale of their companies. In some cases the most likely buyer candidate for a […]