How to Scale your Business for Greater M&A Value
How to Scale your Business for Greater M&A Value 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...
Signal or Noise?
An M&A Play in Three Acts By Bill Vinck, Excendio Advisors 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....
The Tech Wreck of 2022 and Effects on Acquisitions in 2023
The Tech Wreck of 2022 and Effects on Tech Acquisitions in 2023 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...
M&A Strategy: What would Cisco do?
M&A Strategy: What would Cisco do? 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...
M&A and Revenue Clarity
M&A and Revenue Clarity 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...
Surprise! Maxims & Misconceptions About Selling a Business
Surprise! Maxims & Misconceptions About Selling a Business By Cristian Anastasiu, Excendio Advisors For a vast majority of our clients, selling their business is a once in a lifetime event. It comes as no surprise that over the years, many business owners develop...
Should I Stay or Sell: A Boomer Entrepreneur Decision
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...
Company Culture and M&A
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,...