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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are an essential aspect of the corporate world, where companies buy and sell each other to expand their business and increase profitability, and/or achieve synergies across the new enterprise - in essence, they are looking to create a new company where the whole is greater than the sum of it parts (1+1=3).
As you think about selling your company, you know that it is likely worth more than the sum of its parts. But how do you go about determining what the value of each part is, and more importantly, what should you be doing to ensure that every piece is setting you up for exit success?
Todd Sullivan, Exitwise's CEO, believes experience is a great teacher in M&A. Especially when gaining insight from mistakes, whether your own or someone else's.
Net Working Capital is a key metric that potential buyers will look at when considering your company, and it can have a major impact on the final sale price.
There's a myriad of reasons why a deal can fall through. Getting the small details right and having a great team on your side is key to late-stage M&A success.
Vision, fit, and future plans are often overlooked aspects of terms that need to be identified in the Negotiation and Buyer Selection phase of a sales process.
Matching a seller's unique strengths to a potential buyer's specific needs is critical to generating demand and ultimately a high sale price...
The second article in a five-part series about how putting the right team in place helps supercharge the M&A process, providing both sellers and buyers maximum value.
This is the first article in a five-part series about how putting the right team in place helps supercharge the M&A process, providing both sellers and buyers maximum value.
Selling a business is more complicated than just putting a "for sale" sign in the window. It's best to spend time preparing yourself and the business.
Business valuations are important for several reasons, including finding opportunities to increase profits and providing helpful information when selling.
Business strategy consultants provide valuable services to businesses of all sizes by collecting and analyzing business data to help managers develop a plan of action to meet the company’s goals.
When hiring a business broker to sell your business, missing a few red flags can create significant issues during the process leading to a suboptimal experience.
The idea of selling a business can be overwhelming and a bit scary. Understanding the necessary steps early in the M&A process can help you be prepared.
Business consulting services can help improve the strength of a company by offering industry-specific recommendations, quickly implementing agreed-upon solutions, and rapidly evaluating projects against predetermined KPIs.
Selling your business can have many pitfalls. Here are the 6 most common M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) deal killers that catch founders off guard. Don't make the same mistakes!
Calculating your company valuation the right way is critical, but there's not one right answer. Here are the 4 most common valuation methods.
Don't jeopardize your company, your relationships, or your exit by telling the team about the sale of company at the wrong time.
If you’re planning on selling your business, you may want to hire an M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) advisor to help you build out the best team of experts to support you through the sale of your company.
Let Exitwise introduce, hire and manage the best, industry specialized, investment bankers, M&A attorneys, tax accountants and other M&A advisors to help you maximize the sale of your business.
