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A crisis is never fun, this one even less as this economic downturn has risen from a health concern. On top of people losing their jobs, businesses closing, and loads of wealth suddenly being wiped out, we also have a life-threatening virus…
Other People’s Money – OPM – is a crucial component for improved performance. Using debt to acquire productive assets allows for higher returns on your invested capital. The logic is sound and the returns on invested capital are, indeed, attractive. Similarly, publicly-traded…
In general, Mergers and Acquisitions have been an excellent tool to gain scale rapidly, buy market shares or simply increase geographical reach, just to name a few of the advantages. M&A has also been a proven way to acquire talent, technology, new…
We’ve discussed “Deal Fatigue” earlier and explained how it accumulates over the courses of an M&A process as a result of the complexity of these transactions. Time is passing by, what do we have to show for it? Time flies when you’re…
Generating and accumulating wealth is a difficult task. It generally requires the right combination of efforts, risks and time. Preserving this wealth is a whole other set of challenges, especially for entrepreneurs who have been focused on successfully growing and managing their businesses…
As financial advisor, I have met with numerous business owners over the past decade, sometimes on the sell-side, others on the buy-side or even pitching our services to them. Some companies just project success in everything they do. A good business model, a solid brand, numerous…
I could never stress enough the value for a company of having its accounting – and associated ledgers – in order. There are, unfortunately, still too many companies out there that operate without enough visibility, for example, not knowing in a timely…
Recently, as a sell-side advisor, I met with advisors of a buyer, hired after a non-binding offer had been signed. They had reviewed all documents shared in the data room and had had a rather extensive brief from their client as to what…