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May 9, 2024
Ease Employees' Post-Deal Fears
Insperity's Emily Hak, Wisconsin River Partners' Jim Frings, Executive Search Partners' Nick Curran and Kyle Enterprises' (Millennium) Mary Burback on the critical role of people in a deal and how to conduct post-deal integration to minimize disruption....
By Adam Burroughs
May 9, 2024
Economic Realities Change Buying Criteria, Seller Outlook
Louis Plung & Co. Partner Tony Montanaro on the conditions in today's market and how they're impacting both buyers and sellers. ...
By Adam Burroughs
May 9, 2024
Sellers Have Opportunities, If They Prepare
Bank of America's Brendan Hanley on what sellers can expect in today's M&A market....
By Adam Burroughs
May 5, 2024
Hyde Marine’s Ballast Water Treatment Plant Acquired by Optimarin
Hyde Marine’s Ballast Water Treatment business has been acquired by Optimarin AS....
By SBN Staff
May 3, 2024
Apple Growth Partners To Join Eide Bailly
Apple Growth Partners will become part of Eide Bailly on June 24, 2024....
By SBN Staff
May 3, 2024
Recognizing Milwaukee's Smart Business Network Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class!
Five of Milwaukee's top dealmakers were honored this past week with the Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year Award while one other was inducted into the Milwaukee Dealmakers Hall of Fame....
By SBN Staff
May 2, 2024
Sometimes Deal Success Comes Down To Luck
CPTL Advisors Alan Feldman on the role of luck in a deal...
By Adam Burroughs
May 2, 2024
Transparency, Relationships Are Key For Buyers In This Market
Long Road Partners' Jeremy Kane on the importance of relationships in today's M&A deals....
By Adam Burroughs
May 2, 2024
Labor Trends And Their Impact On Business
Mac Tisdale, Ahmed El Nokali, Philip Tulkoff, Richard McGee, Jr. on how changes in the labor market are affecting business....
By Adam Burroughs
May 2, 2024
The A, B, C's Of Today's Market
Edgewater Capital's Bob Girton on how market conditions are affecting how buyers approach the market....
By Adam Burroughs
May 2, 2024
Weinberg Capital Group Acquires Aviocraft
Weinberg Capital Group and its portfolio company, Salt River Aviation acquired Aviocraft....
By SBN Staff
May 1, 2024
Aktion Associates Acquires Acumatica and Legacy Sage Practice
Aktion Associates, Inc. acquired the Acumatica and legacy Sage practices from MNP....
By SBN Staff
May 1, 2024
DQE Communications Acquires GI Partners
DQE Communications announced it was acquired by GI Partners, a leading investor in data infrastructure businesses....
By SBN Staff
April 30, 2024
SEIA Plans Acquisition of Cedar Brook Group
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cedar Brook....
By SBN Staff
April 30, 2024
Riverside's Dastex Announces Add-on Acquisition of AET
The Riverside Company has closed the acquisition of Arbeidsmiljø og Energiteknikk AS, a Norwegian distributor of third-party consumables and laboratory / cleaning equipment, from RA Service AS and management....
By SBN Staff
April 29, 2024
Riverside-led Investor Group to Acquire Townsend Group
The Riverside Company’s affiliate has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Townsend Group Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm....
By SBN Staff
April 25, 2024
Navigating The Post-Sale Transition As A Buyer
Black Lake Capital's Charles Scripps on what changes, and what doesn't, after a private equity acquisition....
By Adam Burroughs
April 25, 2024
To Grow Or Not Depends On Your People
The midday panel at this year's Detroit Smart Business Dealmakers Conference covers how to assess the right time to make an investment — whether the decision is to sell or grow....
By Adam Burroughs
April 25, 2024
Changing Times In M&A Require Buyer Adjustments
Permanent Equity's Taylor Hall on the challenges and opportunities in today's M&A market....
By Adam Burroughs
April 25, 2024
Harnessing Marketing and Sales Across PE Deal Stages
Chief Outsiders Slade Kobran, Dawn Werry and Evan Eckman talk about how using proven marketing and sales strategies across various deal stages can amplify returns....
By Slade Kobran, Dawn Werry, Evan Eckman
April 25, 2024
How To Unlock Value and Create Excitement For Investors
CollisionRight's Richard Harrison on the importance of generating investor excitement when executing a roll-up strategy....
By Adam Burroughs
April 25, 2024
Common Acquisition Pitfalls And How To Avoid Them
ID Images Jeffrey Fielkow on some of the pitfalls that can trip up acquisitions, and how to avoid them...
By Adam Burroughs
April 25, 2024
Recognizing Baltimore's Smart Business Network Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class!
Read about the Dealmakers of the Year we're honoring in Baltimore this year and check out the accomplishments of our Hall of Famers....
By SBN Staff
April 23, 2024
Milk & Honey Acquires VMG Sports
Barnes & Thornburg represented entertainment management company Milk & Honey Music + Sports + Ventures in its acquisition of VMG Sports....
By SBN Staff
April 18, 2024
Sellers, Be Prepared To Bury Your Business
Forever Bride's Ashley Hawks on how sellers can set themselves up mentally for the sale of their business...
By Adam Burroughs
April 18, 2024
Higher Multiples Requires Greater Buyer Scrutiny
MERK Capital Corp.'s Thomas Parro on how today's economic conditions are affecting buyers' approach to deals...
By Adam Burroughs
April 18, 2024
Recognizing Detroit's Smart Business Network Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class!
We celebrated the accomplishments of the 2024 class of winners April 18 at the Detroit Smart Business Dealmakers Conference. Together, they provide a strong picture of the Detroit business community....
By SBN Staff
April 18, 2024
To Generate Value, Run The Business Like You'll Be There For 100 Years
Schumann Steier's Arthur Steier on generating value for a business...
By Adam Burroughs
April 18, 2024
WilliamCharles Search Group Merges with Reflex Staffing Solutions
WilliamCharles Search Group has merged with Reflex Staffing Solutions....
By SBN Staff
April 10, 2024
Why You Should View A Deal As A Long-Term Relationship
A&R Ironworks John Chesnutt on seeing deals with a long-term view. ...
By Adam Burroughs
April 10, 2024
Start With The End In Mind
Volato's Phil Michaels on the importance of starting with the end in mind....
By Adam Burroughs
April 10, 2024
Pitsburgh Deal Activity: Increased scrutiny on forecasts in a volatile market
While the primary impetus for this change in buyer perspective stems largely from the pandemic and other macroeconomic factors like interest rate increases and complex geopolitical conditions, we expect that this aspect of buyer assessment will become a regular step in the deal process for the foreseeable future....
By Daniel Bowman
April 4, 2024
The Rising Importance Of People In Driving Business Value In A Deal
SolomonEdwardsGroup's Laura Kellers Queen on the rising importance of people in driving business value in a deal....
By Adam Burroughs
April 4, 2024
Cleveland Deal Activity: Resurfacing of financial sponsors as both buyers, sellers
Because of the record levels of uninvested capital from record levels of fundraising by private equity groups over the past three years, financial sponsors are expected to be more aggressive and active on the buy side in 2024. ...
By Anthony Melchiorre
April 4, 2024
Be Honest When Courting Capital
FreightWise's Chris Cochran on how best to leverage different capital providers to achieve business results....
By Adam Burroughs
April 4, 2024
How to Maximize PE Value Creation by Better Assessing Growth Potential in Due Diligence
Chief Outsiders Managing Partner, Private Equity, Slade Kobran outlines and approach to value creation that starts in due diligence....
By Slade Kobran
April 4, 2024
Metro Toyota Sells To Victory Automotive Group
Metro Toyota has sold to Michigan based Victory Automotive Group. The dealership will now be called Victory Toyota of Brook Park....
By SBN Staff
April 4, 2024
Carmell Announces $3M Private Placement
Carmell Corp., a bio-aesthetics company focused on skin and hair health, has entered into a securities purchase agreement with new and existing investors for the issuance and sale of approximately 1,333,333 shares of its common stock in a private placement at a price of $2.25 per common share for aggregate gross proceeds of 3 million dollars before deducting offering expenses....
By SBN Staff
April 3, 2024
BGL sells CLX Logistics to Quantix
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company has sold CLX Logistics to Quantix....
By SBN Staff
April 3, 2024
Eyring Movers acquires Dussault Moving Co.
Eyring Movers, a leading provider of top-notch relocation and moving solutions, acquired Dussault Moving Co., founded in 1961....
By SBN Staff
April 3, 2024
Fleet Team Acquires Forklift Training System
Fleet Team, fleet management and consulting company focused on optimizing logistics for facilities across a diverse market base in Independence, acquired Forklift Training Systems, headquartered in Newark, Ohio....
By SBN Staff
April 2, 2024
Sequoia Financial Group Acquires Houston-based AltruVista
Sequoia Financial Group LLC, a leading SEC-registered wealth manager with more than $18 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2024, acquired AltruVista, LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor that provides independent and holistic financial planning and asset management services to high-net-worth clients....
By SBN Staff
April 2, 2024
Koppers Completes Acquisition of Brown Wood Preserving Co.
Koppers Utility and Industrial Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc., has completed its acquisition of substantially all assets of Brown Wood Preserving Co. Inc. and certain of its affiliates for approximately $100 million in cash....
By SBN Staff
April 1, 2024
GE HealthCare closes MIM Software acquisition
Less than three months after signing an agreement to acquire MIM Software Inc., GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: GEHC) announces the acquisition’s close and addition of MIM Software’s imaging analytics and digital workflow solutions as a part of its leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital portfolio....
By SBN Staff
April 1, 2024
Product Evaluation Systems Bought By ATS
Product Evaluation Systems LLC is the newest member of the Applied Technical Services Family of Companies....
By SBN Staff
April 1, 2024
Wesco Finalizes Sale of Integrated Supply Business to Vallen
Wesco International has completed the sale of its Wesco Integrated Supply business to Vallen Distribution Inc., a portfolio company of Nautic Partners LLC, for a purchase price of $350 million....
By SBN Staff
March 30, 2024
RHI intends to acquire Resco Group
RHI Magnesita intends to acquire Resco Group....
By SBN Staff
March 28, 2024
Vance Street Capital Partners with Keltec Technolab
Vance Street Capital is partnering with the management team of Keltec Technolab Inc. to support the business during the next chapter of its growth....
By SBN Staff
March 27, 2024
Nuances Of Buying Mom-And-Pop Businesses
G&G Garbage's Michael Desmond on funding deals and the opportunities, and challenges, of buying small companies. ...
By Adam Burroughs
March 27, 2024
Columbus Deal Activity: Resurfacing of financial sponsors as both buyers, sellers
Because of the record levels of uninvested capital from record levels of fundraising by private equity groups over the past three years, financial sponsors are expected to be more aggressive and active on the buy side in 2024....
By Anthony Melchiorre
