Global M&A Report
Global M&A keeps calm and carries on After a record-breaking 2021, M&A held strong even as global markets ran off the rails. Mountains of dry powder, shifting strategies and well-capitalized strategic investors propelled deal value above pre-pandemic levels....
Should I Stay or Should I Sell: A Boomer Entrepreneur Decision Moving Forward
By Anthony Kelly, Excendio Advisors According to U.S. Census Bureau, Baby Boomer entrepreneurs account for 2.3 million small businesses and 25 million employees. These jobs are often the first jobs of new employees entering the workforce. Surprisingly, Small...
Company Culture and M&A
by Cristian Anastasiu, Excendio Advisors It is commonly accepted knowledge in the industry that company culture plays an important role in mergers & acquisitions. Whether you are acquiring a company, or your company is being acquired, understanding how company...
M&A Wisdom
by Cristian Anastasiu, Excendio Advisors One of my favorite courses in business school was Business Communications. One of the assignments was to summarize a 60 to 70-page business case, initially in a few sentences and ultimately in a few words. Thus, it is probably...
M&A and Digital Transformation: A Mode of Assessment
by Bill Vinck, Excendio Advisors Background Digital transformation is considered by many leaders as a key to long term business success. Why so? There is research that suggests: The rate of organic revenue growth for firms competing in new digital ways can be greater...
M&A and “Preemptive” Due Diligence: A Seller’s Perspective
by Bill Vinck, Excendio Advisors Start Early and Build Enterprise Value Overview Many existing approaches to IT due diligence focus on the administrative areas at the expense of the strategic. Often these approaches begin soon after a deal has been struck. This...
What’s your “desk”?
by Cristian Anastasiu, Excendio Advisors It was a Friday late afternoon in December, a cold and snowy day in the Midwest. We were all in my client’s office getting ready to close a deal on which everybody worked hard for almost one year. A deal with lots of stops and...
M&A and Interesting Ratios for Buyers and Sellers
by Bill Vinck, Excendio Advisors Buying or selling a business is a data intensive process. The most successful acquirers are fans of ratios. The more ratios you can provide a potential buyer, the more comfortable they can become with the idea of buying your business....