The middle market segment, consisting of companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $1 billion, has emerged as a thriving area of opportunity and growth for business owners and sellers.
The decision to sell your company is an important one, and great finesse will be required to make a graceful exit. While many can agree that bringing in legal expertise in an easy decision, it's the selection in an M&A advisor or advisory team that will significantly impact the fluidity of the transaction process.
Retailers rounded out 2014 with strong sales performance and the longest holiday shopping season on record, leaving chief financial officers (CFOs) feeling sunny and optimistic about 2015. Looking forward, those retail leaders expect warmer weather will rebuild sales momentum moving into the spring and summer. They project a 3.9 percent increase in total sales and a 3.7 percent increase in comparable store sales, close to the National Retail Federation (NRF)’s 4.1 percent growth projection for 2015.
Each quarter, Kratos Capital evaluates price multiples on the worldwide realized sales of companies over the last twelve months. General trends of the global M&A market can be read from the shifts in the multiples over time.
NEW YORK, April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- More than three-fifths of US companies (61%) are planning deals in the next 12 months – the highest number ever recorded by EY's semiannual Global Capital Confidence Barometer, now in its 12th edition. This percentage is also higher than the number of global respondents planning M&A, as US dealmaking continues to lead global M&A activity.
Each quarter, Kratos Capital evaluates price multiples on the worldwide realized sales of companies over the last twelve months. General trends of the global M&A market can be read from the shifts in the multiples over time.
For the twelve months period up to March 31, 2015 we observed the following...
On January 1, 2011 about 8,000 Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 – 1964) turned 65 years of age. Every day for the next 18 years, others will turn 65 at the same rate. While many may know about this trend, a lesser known fact is that, according to the US Census Bureau, 70% of all businesses (with more than 1 person on the payroll) or 4.2 million businesses are owned by people over 53 years old.
You've decided the time is right to move on from the business you've built. Now the question top of mind: how long will it take? The answer is: perhaps longer than you might expect. For this reason, savvy business owners begin strategizing as far in advance as possible to ease the transition and maximize gains.
If you're an aging boomer business owner, selling your company is likely something you're considering. Is now the right time? Many put off this life-altering decision, but by waiting too long these major decisions could be made for you. Economic impact, industry changes, competition, health and other factors could usher in a transition all their own.
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