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Deal Problems to Avoid
It is common for owners heading into a sales process to ask about the chances of success. The question reveals the natural nervousness everyone feels when we head down an uncertain path.
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View Your Business from a Buyer’s Perspective
The more your business revolves around you, the more risk buyers see. Work yourself out of the business by developing an experienced, empowered management team, and repeatable processes that depend le
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Questions That Owners Consider
We have had many conversations with business owners in the lower mid-market who are unsure about the future and wonder whether they should sell or hold.
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SBA Debt Relief Incentivizes Buyers
SBA debt relief efforts are incentivizing buyers to move ahead with business acquisitions.
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Don’t Let the Pandemic Sideline Your Dreams
As we emerge from the Covid 19 shut downs, some may be fearing “oh no, I am stuck in the saddle again.” We think there is reason to look at the horizon more positively. That involves taking actio
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Prepare for the Market Rebound
For many business owners, the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating – especially for those who were planning to sell their businesses.
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Using Downtime to Add Value
As business owners are working to process the impact of COVID-19, we’re looking at how it will affect M&A. The good news is that many companies and private equity firms have been doing well for year
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Are Buyers Still in the Market?
We believe that mergers and acquisitions will continue once the current crisis ends...based on the volume of inquiries from private equity funds, search funds and well-funded individual buyers.
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Use the Threat to Better Prepare
Today there is a lot of uncertainty about the future of business...there are things you can do to prepare for an eventual sale of your company– especially now.
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Crisis Shows Ripple Effect of Business
Our focus at BTS is on small companies that are the backbone of the economy...This gives us exceptional insight into what it is like to be owner-operators.
Case Studies
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Precision Machining Company
Initially, liquidation was a serious consideration. It would offer a quick exit but would hurt loyal employees and disrupt the customers who had come to rely on its quality production.
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Green Product Company
Our client owners could dig in for the long haul…However, this would take five years or more. Owners simply lacked the horsepower to do it.
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Water Purification Company and Young Buyers
Owners decided they wanted to retire. They also wanted to be fair to the staff who had been loyal to them. Could the company be sold, the staff retained and the facility remain in use?
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Magnetics Company with High Profile Customers
(T)he manufacturer would need to focus on growing EBITDA to capture interest from major strategic buyers and achieve a higher multiple of earnings.