Companies all over the place are buying businesses for sale. The economy is OK. Period. Sound somewhat cocky? I’m quite sure that it does. But that is the fact of the matter. Despite all the drama and uncertainty that is happening around Europe, companies are continuously searching for acquisition opportunities and closing deals – a [...]
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Mergers & Acquisitions – Activity is Up!
November 1st, 2011 
Jonathan Dionisio Recently, things looked like they were moving from bad to worse. Now, all of the sudden, it’s the other way around. Last month, I shared with you how mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity dropped last quarter (Read Time to Hit the Breaks? – M&A Activity Slowing down?). Industry experts were saying that M&A 2011 Q3 [...]
The Middle Market: Why It Thrives When Other Sectors Fail
October 20th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio Throughout the economic crisis we faced (well, for some, we are still facing), most reports have focused on either small businesses or large corporations. Not much is said about the middle market, to which most of you belong. From what we know and hear over the news, many small companies closed down and large corporations [...]
Time to Hit the Breaks? – M&A Activity Slowing down?
September 29th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio I say everything is going great. Sadly, the market severely disagrees with me. The past few weeks have been as I’ve said before, nerve-wracking. In past months, we could still read about multi-million M&A deals here in the US. But for now, everything seems to be quiet.
Radical Adjacency – A New Trend?
September 27th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio As the economy and the global market become more volatile than ever, companies scramble for a means of growth, let alone simply learning to survive in this environment. Mergers and acquisitions have become now, more than ever, the best way to achieve this. Normally, buyers look for acquisition opportunities that are similar or related to [...]
Now is a Good Time to Plan for a Business Sale
September 22nd, 2011 Terry Stidham It is no secret that the recent economic conditions have had a significant impact on most privately-held businesses over the past year or to. Not surprisingly, these same challenging economic conditions have also had a negative impact on merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. Thankfully, many privately-held businesses are beginning to see stabilization within their industries [...]
Market News – Is Now Really the Time to Invest?
September 20th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio The market is volatile – that is what we hear and see from the news. Pessimism reigns in the hearts and minds of consumers and business owners alike. We hear that everyone is cautious and everything in on a standstill. But if this is all true, why is it that companies are booming and business [...]
Putting Assets To Work For Your Business
September 12th, 2011 Terry Stidham Business owners have felt the squeeze of tightening credit markets and may have put off critical projects and growth plans. But some may not be aware of a thriving lending source that can benefit asset-rich companies, Asset-Based loans.
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Riding the Waves of the M&A Market
August 30th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio Experts believe that for the economy to speed up its recovery, companies need to hire and spend more. However, companies are not doing so. As reflected in the stock market and previous confidence surveys, companies seem to be lacking the confidence to engage in these activities. True, they may not be hiring, but this is [...]
Still Buying – Companies Continue to Make Deals
July 28th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio It’s nearly the end of July, which means we are officially in the third quarter of the year. For the past six months, we have witnessed a lot of significant events both locally and globally. As for economic growth, observers said that we are still moving – only at a slower pace. The same thing [...]
