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LinkedIn: A Modern Tool for M&A Due Diligence

Thanks to Stephanie Perryman with Regions Bank in Fort Worth for recommending this article.  While it’s become commonplace for employers to use social media in evaluating potential hires as part of the interview process, this is the first report I’ve seen about using it in M&A transactions.  I’m sure it won’t be the last! From […]

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Investment Bankers Don’t Have Magic Words

Not only is it not voodoo, it’s also not rocket science.  Experience goes a long way to navigating the selling process. From Divestopedia: *********************************************** Investment Bankers Don’t Have Magic Words By Bill Snow Takeaway: Investment bankers do not have magic words that they whisper in the ears of buyers to get them to pay more for a […]

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M&A Advisers Proven to Improve Valuations

Not news to us, of course, but now an academic study validates our long-held claim:  K&A is able to sell a company in a shorter period of time, in a more confidential manner and under more favorable terms than business owners can on their own. From Axial Forum: ************************************************** M&A Advisers Proven to Improve Valuations […]

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Our Prediction: M&A Deal Volumes Will Rise in 2014

Based on data from the Intralinks Deal Flow Indicator, 2014’s increase in deal flow should continue. From the Intralinks DealCloser Blog: **************************************** Our Prediction: M&A Deal Volumes Will Rise in 2014 We’re just over halfway through the year, and our prediction is that 2014 is set to be a record year for dealmakers, with both […]

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4 Trends Impacting Dealflow Quality and Price

Keeping up with trends in private equity, this article delves into factors affecting today’s market.   With regards to the idea that new boutique business brokers and investment bankers prefer to deal with a small group of buyers, Kasper & Associates takes a much different approach.  It is our practice to reach out to a […]

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Walden’s Distributing Sold to Rugby Architectural Building Products

Rugby Architectural Building Products of Concord, New Hampshire has acquired Walden’s Distributing, Inc. located on Airport Freeway in Fort Worth, Texas. With this acquisition, Rugby now has twenty distribution centers across the country and two locations serving the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Walden’s history in Fort Worth dates back to 1953 when cabinetmaker Marion Walden began […]

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A Busy Second Half

From our friends at CMF Associates, who expect M&A activity to increase in the final two quarters of 2013.  Be sure to click on the link to the survey results. ___________________________________________ A Busy Second Half At the end of April, we attended the national mergers & acquisitions conference, ACG InterGrowth, in Orlando and learned that […]

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Retiring Baby Boomers Are Selling Their Small Businesses

There has been a lot of speculation of when retiring Baby Boomer business owners would cause a significant increase in deal flow.  While we may be seeing the beginning of that trend, there are still many more buyers than sellers in today’s market.  K&A has seen that good businesses that go on the market today […]

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What to Do When Approached by a Private Equity Group

According to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council, there are now 2,670 private equity firms headquartered in the United States.  As the number of private equity groups (PEG’s) has grown, competition for acquisition targets has also increased.  This is good news for business sellers, especially in today’s marketplace where so many PEG’s have excess cash, […]

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The 15 Best M&A Quotes of 2012

From AxialMarket.com Our favorite:  “From my point of view, the world since 2008 has taken a real turn for the worse in terms of government intervention. Risk has become much less predictable than it used to be because most of your risk is now based upon the level of government intervention and whether that’s a […]