Looking back at both successful and unsuccessful M&A deals helps business owners and their advisors avoid common pitfalls and increase the likelihood of a successful M&A transaction. This article by M&A Community is a great recap of the past 5 years in...
By Bill Vinck, Excendio Advisors Follow the Conductor Closely! Background: In the last 40 years, Brad Jacobs has done almost 500 deals while building several billion-dollar businesses. He built United Rentals, an industrial equipment rental company and United Waste...
Some M&A articles stand the test of time, like this one from Harvard Business Review. Sound advice for business owners considering M&A. #mergersandacquisitions #harvardbusinessreview #businessowners Read the full article here:...
There is a way to navigate through complex mergers and acquisitions. #mergersandacquisitions #kpmg #strategicvalue Read the full article here: https://kpmg.com/us/en/articles/2023/navigating-complex-ma.html
By, Anthony Kelly, Excendio Advisors Scaling a business requires careful planning and execution. Scaling a business is not the same as growing your business. Growth can be done in a fashion that increases or destroysbusiness value. Scaling however is a “Value...
McKinsey indicates that beyond the uncertainties in the M&A market seen in the beginning of 2023, signs of optimism can be found. #technology #mckinsey #predictions #2023predictions #2023trends Read the full article here:...
By Bill Vinck, Excendio Advisors An M&A Play in Three Acts Prologue Intel was a world leader in Memory Chip design, manufacture, and sales. It set the industry standard. They had little competition. They also began the design and manufacture of microprocessors....
By Tony Kelly, Excendio Advisors The technology wreck and M&A in 2023 refers to the potential for a massive sell-off of technology stocks and a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector in 2023. The sell-off could be caused by a number of factors,...
By Cristian Anastasiu, Excendio Advisors What role should a customer’s input play in determining a company’s M&A strategy? A key one, as the following story about Cisco’s first of more than 220 acquisitions suggests…Cisco’s first purchase on its storied M&A...
by Bill Vinck, Excendio Advisors When is a dollar worth more than a dollar? Overview The premise of this article is that while all businesses like revenue not all forms of revenue are equally valuable. Revenue types differ in important respects and there is...