The first month of 2012 is over. From the looks of it, companies, private equity groups, and investment banks are indeed engaging in mergers and acquisitions again. With this, many believe that 2012 will achieve the M&A rebound that 2011 did not.
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The Future of US M&A in 2012
February 7th, 2012 
Jonathan Dionisio 
Posted in Buying a Business, M&A Inside Scoop, Marketplace 
Tags: 2012, business for sale, buy a business, corporation for sale, corporations for sale, cross-border m&a, Energy, europe debt crisis, finance, health care, insurance, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, middle market business for sale, middle-market, November Presidential election, Obama, Private Equity Groups, private-equity, technology 
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Mergers, Splits, Buyouts and Exits – 2011 Deal Activity in Review
January 10th, 2012 Jonathan Dionisio After all the revelry at Times Square and elsewhere, it is now time to march back to office and get back to work. Before you sit down at your desk and pick up where you left off, let us look back at what transpired in the corporate world in 2011.
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M&A – 2011 Evaluation and What We Have to Look Forward to in 2012
January 3rd, 2012 Jonathan Dionisio Much like last year, it seems like we are ending 2011 on a high note. Despite numerous setbacks with the economy, many US companies managed to explore and find growth opportunities through buying a business for sale. Figures from Dealogic reveal the US registered $841 billion worth of deals. That’s a 24 percent increase from [...]
They Chose. They Bought! They Failed? Why Acquisitions Fail
December 22nd, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio After going through all the paper work, the technical and the legal process you need to undergo in order to buy a business for sale, in theory, you start growing your business and utilizing every asset of the company you have acquired. In some cases, all goes well at first but then suddenly you realize [...]
M&A Activity – The Current State & A Daring Prediction
November 17th, 2011 Jonathan Dionisio 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 [...]
10 Things I Know About Selling a Business
November 10th, 2011 Christopher George Your Investment. You’ve invested many dollars and many years of your life into your business. The sale of your company will likely be the largest financial transaction you’ll ever make. Engage the appraiser and broker/intermediary that will get you the best return for your investment.
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 [...]
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 [...]
