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A Board of Advisors
In most jurisdictions, a board of directors is not required for privately held companies. However, many of these companies have appointed what might be termed advisory boards. Although they may not have…
Read MoreClosing the Price Gap
The deal is getting down to the wire, the price differential is close, but the parties are not yet in agreement. Following are some ideas that might get the ball rolling and…
Read MoreM&A Trends
A recent article in M&A Today offered some observations concerning current and future M&A trends. “The business world is constantly changing. For the first half of the 20th century, vertical integration was…
Read MoreHow Many Businesses Are There?
We suspect that the answer to this question depends on who you ask! The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reports that they received some 24.8 million business tax returns for the year 1999. We can…
Read MoreSize Breakdown of Businesses
Here is a common and much-used breakdown by the federal government: Small Business Administration (SBA): Very Small Business = 19 or fewer employees Small Business = 20 to 99 employees Medium-Size Business =…
Read MoreChecklist for Valuation
1. Start with the business - Value Drivers: Size, growth rate, management, niche, history - Value Detractors: Customer concentration Poor financials Outdated M&E Few assets Lack of agreements with employees, customers, suppliers Poor…
Read MoreSimplifying the Valuation
“There are many reasons for valuing an entity, and those circumstances can lead to different outcomes…For instance, a business’s value for sale on a going-concern basis will differ from its value for…
Read MoreWhat Is a Business Worth?
Many courts and the Internal Revenue Service have defined fair market value as: "The amount at which property would exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any…
Read MoreA Different Look at Valuing Your Company
Is there pricing elasticity? What's proprietary? What's the company's competitive advantage? Status of employment agreements and non-competes? Post-Acquisition: Are there cost savings after purchase? Are there significant capital expenditures pending? Is there…
Read MoreThe Value of a Business: Get to the Heart of the Matter
What is the value of your business? There are many ways to approach that question -- based on complex formulas or just a good hard look at the balance sheet, but no…
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