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March 17, 2025
Announcing the Pittsburgh Smart Business Dealmaker Award Winners and 2025 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class
We celebrated the accomplishments of the 2025 class of winners at the Pittsburgh Smart Business Dealmakers Conference. See who we recognized!...
By Dealmakers Staff
March 17, 2025
Driving Company Value
Panelists John Lewis and Christopher Brodman of Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’Keefe, Rob Carskadden of 3 Rivers Capital, George Pilafas of Continuim Equity Partners and Patrick Patterson of Level Agency pull back the curtain on what drives growth in today’s deal-driven market....
By Dealmakers Staff
March 13, 2025
Enverus Acquires Pearl Street Technologies
Pearl Street was founded in 2018 as a spin-out from Carnegie Mellon University....
By Dealmakers Staff
March 11, 2025
Acrisure Buys Mockenhaupt Benefits Group
Founded in 1940, Mockenhaupt provides retirement plan design and administration to public employee benefit plans in Pennsylvania....
By Dealmakers Staff
March 7, 2025
Dogs 24/7 Buys Pampered Paw Resort
This is the company's first acquisition in the eastern United States....
By Dealmakers Staff
March 6, 2025
How Lowering Health Insurance Costs Can Increase Value At Sale
Roundstone Founder and President Mike Schroeder on the self funding model insurance, as well as its impact on an M&A transaction....
By Adam Burroughs
March 5, 2025
Liberty Energy Acquires IMG Energy Solutions
The acquisition is intended to strengthen Liberty Power Innovation’s power solutions offering by incorporating IMG’s advanced engineering designs, software control systems, utility interconnection experience, and power marketing expertise....
By Dealmakers Staff
February 24, 2025
Impact Employment Solutions Buys Top Shelf Staffing
Top Shelf Staffing's leadership and employees will integrate into the Impact Employment Solutions team....
By Dealmakers Staff
February 20, 2025
After A Liquidity Event, Don’t Just Retire
Steve Kirk of Cleveland State University on planning for what’s next after a liquidity event....
By Adam Burroughs
February 20, 2025
Pritzker Family Office Buys Americhem
PPC will invest alongside members of the Juve family and management. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
By Dealmakers Staff
February 20, 2025
Redmond Waltz Acquired by Jennifer Ake Marriott
Jennifer Ake-Marriott has acquired Redmond Waltz, an electric motor repair company with a rich history and reputation for excellence....
By SBN Staff
February 19, 2025
Relish lands $25 Million Series B Round
Relish has grown to more 200 global customers amid an increased market demand for micro applications and AI assistants....
By Dealmakers Staff
February 18, 2025
Citrin Cooperman Buys HW&Co.
New York-based Citrin Cooperman & Co. has acquired HW&Co., a Middleburgh Heights-based accounting and advisory firm. HW&Co. joins Citrin Cooperman with 14 partners and over 140 employees. ”We are...
By Dealmakers Staff
February 18, 2025
Family Sells Ed Tomko Dealership
Ed Tomko Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram was sold to Catskill Automotive Partners, a business newly formed by Elliot Schor and Scott Zuckerman....
By Dealmakers Staff
February 6, 2025
Technology As A Value Driver
Dean Graves of Freeman Clarke on the importance of technology in driving M&A value....
By Adam Burroughs
February 6, 2025
Positivity reigns as dealmakers expect a bullish M&A market despite continued macroeconomic challenges
Dealmakers offer their perspective on the M&A environment and how they see the deal year wrapping up....
By Adam Burroughs
February 6, 2025
What Investment Criteria Reveal About Deal Prep
Sean Bilbrough of Patriot Capital on his process to select investable companies, and that means for those selling a business....
By Adam Burroughs
February 6, 2025
University of Michigan’s Warde Manuel on The Business of Athletics
In this episode of the Smart Business Dealmakers Podcast, Warde Manuel, University of Michigan’s Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics, talks about hiring top talent, maintaining culture, funding in the age of NIL, and how much running an athletic department is like running a business....
By Adam Burroughs
February 6, 2025
Jabil Acquires Pharmaceutics International
Jabil Inc. acquired Pharmaceutics International, Inc....
By SBN Staff
February 5, 2025
Legacy Architecture Firms Announce Merger
MCF Architecture merged with McKinley Architecture and Engineering....
By SBN Staff
February 4, 2025
Florida Firm Buys Greenfield CRE
The deal will combines the construction capabilities from Greenfield with civil engineering and land planning of Monomoy BTS Construction Management....
By Dealmakers Staff
January 31, 2025
Matt Liotta on Navigating The Skies of Innovation
Dive into serial entrepreneur Matt Liotta’s experience navigating mergers, acquisitions and public offerings with multiple companies. ...
By SBN Staff
January 31, 2025
Staying Clean When Buying Car Washes
Jose Costa of Whistle Express Car Wash on the M&A market for car washes and what he looks for in diligence....
By Adam Burroughs
January 31, 2025
These 3 Questions Determined Whether Or Not To Sell
Matthew Elswick of Tellepsen on selling off business units and the unique deal structure to get it done....
By Adam Burroughs
January 31, 2025
Taking Deal Prep To Heart To Maximize Value
Nick Beste of Mighty Spark Foods on all the work that went into preparing his company for a sale....
By Adam Burroughs
January 31, 2025
The Challenges, And Benefits, Of Selling To An ESOP
Doug Bawel of Jasper Holdings on selling to an ESOP and how the change has affected his business and his employees’ lives....
By Adam Burroughs
January 28, 2025
Resco Acquires RHIM
The addition of Resco Group to the company’s North American operations will significantly increase local-for-local production....
By SBN Staff
January 24, 2025
Managing Transitional Mind Shifts When Selling
Mark Mangan of Turf Care on the effects the many transitions of his business had on him....
By Adam Burroughs
January 24, 2025
Learning The Sale Process Mid-Flight
Tom Mingo of ArchStar Capital on some of the considerations sellers might make as they move through a process....
By Adam Burroughs
January 24, 2025
Operate Every Day As If The Sale Is Tomorrow
Peter Mangal, formerly of The Flag Company, on his experience selling his company....
By Adam Burroughs
January 24, 2025
Build Trust For A Stronger Post-Deal Relationship
Rufus Clark of Bunker Hill Capital on managing a process to build trust for a stronger post-deal relationship....
By Adam Burroughs
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
United Bankshares Completes Acquisition of Piedmont Bancorp
United Bankshares completed its acquisition of Atlanta-based Piedmont Bancorp....
By SBN Staff
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 9, 2025
SGS Acquires GHG Verification Services Provider Aster Global
Geneva-based SGS announced the acquisition of GHG validation and verification services firm Aster Global Environmental Solutions....
By SBN Staff
January 9, 2025
NAKS Acquires Custom Kitchen Fabricator
North American Kitchen Solutions, Inc. acquires Custom Kitchen Fabricator...
By SBN Staff
January 8, 2025
AWP Safety Acquires Site Barricades, Integrity Traffic, WS Barricade
AWP Safety has made three acquisitions. ...
By SBN 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 3, 2025
Flooring Partners Acquires The Flooring Edge
Flooring Partners has acquired Ohio-based The Flooring Edge....
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
