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Despite the ongoing economic uncertainty from the pandemic, many private equity professionals are optimistic about the outlook for 2021 and are looking to alternative merger and acquisition methods to navigate the crisis and pursue new disruptive business growth strategies. According to Deloitte’s “Future of M&A Trends Survey” of...
Despite the incredible challenges that 2020 has presented, there is capital available and deals to be made. Although completed deals YTD are down from 2019, we could see an upswing in the remainder of 2020, driven by the presidential election, strong valuations in certain sectors,...
Because data has never been more portable, taking it has never been easier. And that's a huge problem during mergers and acquisitions. When it comes to insider threats, business and security leaders are facing a harsh reality. Last year, there were 50,000 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions worldwide,...
The New York TImes and DealBook have broken down the good and the bad of what we’ve seen thus far in 2019. They note that M&A, while not without it’s challenges, remained strong, with U.S. deal volume crossing the $1 trillion mark during the first...
BCA President Don Bravaldo joined leading cybersecurity experts Justin Daniels of Baker Donelson and Tim Parisi of CrowdStrike, Inc., in this webinar to discuss the role of cyber security in M&A transactions. ...
By Kathryn Mulligan, editor-in-chief of Middle Market Growth When it comes to corporate training, research suggests most employees don’t remember much of what they learn. But thanks to technology, new solutions are being developed to help workers retain more information and stay engaged at work—and acquirers are taking...
The National Center for the Middle Market’s latest research shows a strong rhythm of M&A activity in the middle market. In any given year, nearly one in four mid-sized businesses are engaged in either buying or selling all part of an organization. While some of...
Don enjoyed recently talking to Acuity about preparing to sell a business. If you missed it the first time, check it how here published in the Hypepotomus site....
A 2016 study asked CEOs who had recently sold their businesses with the help of an investment banker whether their advisor added value. Check out this Axial article to see what they had to say....