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January 16, 2025
Winning And Losing Trust In A Deal
Grant Jackson of Council Capital on the importance of trust in a transaction on both sides of the table. ...
By Adam Burroughs
January 16, 2025
Selling On A Short Timeline
Ted Hill, former owner of Meador Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM, on his experience selling his business on a short timeline....
By Adam Burroughs
January 16, 2025
Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on M&A
MelCap Partners Analyst Christopher Sfeir talks about how AI empowers firms to navigate the complexities of M&A more effectively, enabling transaction advisers to save time and focus on optimizing deal outcomes....
By Christopher Sfeir
January 10, 2025
Experiencing An Unplanned Sale Process
Graham Boyce of Jobe and Company LLC on his experience going through a sale process....
By Adam Burroughs
January 10, 2025
Tighter Market Still Yields Opportunity For Those Who Adjust
Naimish Patel of Providus Capital Partners on how market factors and seller attitudes are affecting buyer math....
By Adam Burroughs
January 10, 2025
Playing Matchmaker And Managing Deal Stages
Thomas Kruse of Marsden Holding LLC on the importance of fit when pursuing an inorganic growth strategy....
By Adam Burroughs
January 10, 2025
In A Sale, Slow Down And Enjoy The Process
Chad Lembeck of Next Step Energy Solutions on what going through a process taught him about the opportunities in his business....
By Adam Burroughs
January 9, 2025
KKR, PSP To Buy 20% Stake In AEP Units
KKR and PSP have formed a 50/50 partnership that will buy a 19.9 percent interest in AEP's Ohio and Indiana & Michigan transmission companies for $2.82 billion....
By Dealmakers Staff
January 7, 2025
Lower Acquires Neat Labs
Lower, a leading digital mortgage lender, announced its acquisition of Neat Labs, a company renowned for its end-to-end mortgage origination software....
By SBN Staff
January 6, 2025
HBK Acquires Acuity Human Resources
HBK has acquired Acuity Human Resources, a provider of human resources consulting services....
By SBN Staff
January 3, 2025
Big Lots Closes Sale to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners
Big Lots Inc. has successfully closed its previously announced sale agreement with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, LLC....
By SBN Staff
January 1, 2025
Morrow County Hospital Joins OhioHealth as 16th Full Member Hospital
OhioHealth and Morrow County Hospital entered into a membership agreement that makes Morrow County Hospital a full member of the OhioHealth system. ...
By SBN Staff
December 30, 2024
Wabtec to Acquire Evident’s Inspection Technologies Division
Westinghouse Airbrake Technologies (Wabtec Corporation) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Evident’s Inspection Technologies division, formerly part of the Scientific Solutions Division of Olympus Corp....
By SBN Staff
December 19, 2024
Standing Out From The Pool Of Gray
Gore Range Capital's Ethan Rigel spoke on the Smart Business Dealmakers Podcast about the firm’s launch and its early fund experiences, highlighting what’s changed in company types and terms, as well as what being a helpful investor really means....
By Adam Burroughs
December 19, 2024
Life After The Sale
Opus8’s Tien Wong on how he figured out life after selling his company....
By Adam Burroughs
December 19, 2024
3 Ways a Fractional CFO Provides Unbiased Leadership
SeatonHill's Jack McGovern on how fractional CFO bring an outside perspective to companies pursuing M&A that center around three imperative areas....
By Jack McGovern
December 19, 2024
After The Sale, Perspective Matters
PlanScout’s John Murray on some of the considerations to make when buying a business....
By Adam Burroughs
December 17, 2024
Farmers National Banc Corp. Acquires Crest Retirement Advisors
Farmers National Banc Corp. National Associates Inc., a subsidiary of Farmers National Banc Corp., has acquired Crest Retirement Advisors LLC....
By SBN Staff
December 13, 2024
Get Ready For Roll Over
Catemer’s Barry Arkles on the complexities of the decision to roll over...
By Adam Burroughs
December 13, 2024
The pivotal role played by representations and warranties insurance
MelCap Partners Vice President Domenick Cristino on the role Reps & Warranties insurance may have in M&A in the coming year and this month’s stand-out deal....
By Domenick Cristino
December 13, 2024
Leveraging Social Media in Venture Capital
Carrie Colbert of Curate Capital, Aquila Mendez-Valdez of Haute in Texas and Darek Woodward of ROI Ventures talked with Smart Business’s Dustin Klein about how to craft a captivating online brand that attracts investors, builds a thriving community of future deal flow, and uses influencers to skyrocket the value of your investments. ...
By Adam Burroughs
December 13, 2024
Settling Into the New Deal Paradigm
Murphy Clark of Inspira Financial, Patty Comer of AccruePartners and Greg Fornelli of SRI and Stock Car Steel & Aluminum talk with First National Bank’s David Sedor about the drivers behind valuations, assessing and retaining talent during an acquisition, how interest rates are impacting M&A, and more....
By Adam Burroughs
December 13, 2024
WR Capital Acquires Graves Piano
WR Capital has acquired Graves Piano....
By SBN Staff
December 11, 2024
WesBanco, Premier Financial Approve Merger Agreement
WesBanco Inc. and Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC) have each voted overwhelmingly to adopt and approve, as applicable, all proposals relating to the previously announced merger agreement for WesBanco to acquire Premier....
By SBN Staff
December 9, 2024
BIT Mining Complete First Phase of Acquisition
BIT Mining, a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency mining company, has completed the first phase of previously announced acquisition of crypto mining data centers and Bitcoin mining machines in Ethiopia....
By SBN Staff
December 6, 2024
Wildcat DX, LLC Acquires Navis Clinical Laboratories
Wildcat DX acquired of Navis Clinical Laboratories Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic lab testing services....
By SBN Staff
December 6, 2024
Mace Security Goes Private
Mace Security International completed the merger with W Electric Intermediate Holdings. Charles A. Gaddis was appointed as the stockholders’ representative at the special meeting of its stockholders Dec. 3, 2024....
By Dealmakers Staff
December 5, 2024
Value Creation In The Lower Middle Market
424 Capital’s Kyle Stanbro on the firm’s value creation process...
By Adam Burroughs
December 5, 2024
Shifting Trends In Lower Middle Market M&A
Resolute Capital Partners’ Tyler Augusty on the state of lower middle market M&A and the changes he’s seen in the past few years. ...
By Adam Burroughs
December 5, 2024
Maximizing Value
Bloom Engineering’s Dave Boyce on maximizing value and preparing for a deal...
By Adam Burroughs
December 5, 2024
Smoothing Out The Deal Process
Huron Capital’s Cale Kaczmarek on the steps his firm takes to improve efficiency when buying family-owned companies. ...
By Adam Burroughs
December 5, 2024
How NIL Is Reshaping The Business Of College Sports
Panelists Blake Baratz of IFA, Katie Harms of Space Options, Cale Johnston of Roy Inc. and Gabriel Szerda of AB CarVal discuss the business future of college sports with moderator Steve Kozachok of Taft, offering insights into the trends and complexities driving this dynamic market. ...
By Adam Burroughs
December 3, 2024
Magna5 Acquires ThreatAdvice
Magna5 announced the acquisition of ThreatAdvice,...
By SBN Staff
December 3, 2024
Motion to acquire International Conveyor and Rubber
Motion Industries Inc has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets of International Conveyor and Rubber, based in Blairsville, Pennsylvania....
By SBN Staff
November 21, 2024
Sellers Need Grit To Complete A Sale
Knucklehead Properties’ George Lee on becoming the first person to sell a Harley-Davidson dealership to a public company....
By Adam Burroughs
November 21, 2024
Emerging Insurance Risks In Deals
Lockton Companies’ Neil Metzheiser on the changes happening with insurance coverage and how that impacts deal diligence....
By Adam Burroughs
November 21, 2024
The Best Deals Have Alignment
Industrial Opportunity Partners’ Craig Korte on the importance of alignment when buying a business....
By Adam Burroughs
November 21, 2024
Colorado's Rise As A BioTech And HealthTech Powerhouse
Elyse Blazevich, Kimberly Muller, Afshin Safavi and Blake Unterreiner on the forces propelling Colorado to the forefront of the biotech, life sciences, and healthtech industries and what’s expected in the coming years....
By Dealmakers Staff
November 14, 2024
Understanding The LOI As A Seller
Portfolio Creative founder Catherine Lang-Cline on what she learned about LOIs when she sold her business. ...
By Adam Burroughs
November 14, 2024
Announcing the Charlotte Smart Business Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class
The Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year Awards recognize exceptional individuals in Charlotte. See who we recognized! ...
By Dealmakers Staff
November 14, 2024
Sports, Business And The M&A Arena
Andrew Berlin of Shield.AI, Berlin Packaging, Chicago Cubs and South Bend Cubs; along with Rob Sine of Blueprint Sports, on how strategic opportunities in asset diversification and the current economic climate are reshaping the landscape for athletes, institutions and franchises. ...
By Dealmakers Staff
November 14, 2024
Petagogy Acquires Healthy Pet Products
Petagogy, known for its top-quality pet supplies and knowledgeable staff, announced it is officially welcoming Healthy Pet Products into the Petagogy family....
By SBN Staff
November 11, 2024
Sodexo to acquire CRH Catering
With CRH Catering, Sodexo is reinforcing its territorial presence in the East Coast....
By SBN Staff
November 8, 2024
ANSA McAL Buys BLEACHTECH
ANSA McAL Ltd. has acquired Cleveland-based chlor-alkali producer BLEACHTECH for $327 million, the largest acquisition in the Caribbean conglomerate’s 143-year history....
By Dealmakers Staff
November 7, 2024
Diligence Hang Ups That Can Tank Deals
Park Place Technologies’ Kelly Greene on many of the ways a deal can get hung up, or sunk, in diligence...
By Adam Burroughs
November 7, 2024
Redefining Value In M&A
Tiugo Technologies’ Mark Hatton on how the concept of value in M&A has changed in recent years....
By Adam Burroughs
November 7, 2024
Advisers Help Avoid Family Business Mistakes
McComas Fuel Co.’s William A. McComas on lessons learned operating a multi-generation family business....
By Adam Burroughs
November 7, 2024
M&A and Non-Competes: Now What?
Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld partners Matt Brinker and Alex Nassar break down the trends and offer advice on how M&A professionals can prepare and structure deals in the current environment. ...
By Adam Burroughs
November 7, 2024
Announcing the Houston Smart Business Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class
The Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year Awards recognize exceptional individuals in Houston. See who we recognized! ...
By Dealmakers Staff
November 7, 2024
Stellar Industries Buys Elliott Machine Works
The Elliott Machine Works manufacturing facility and main office will remain in Galion...
By Dealmakers Staff
