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M&A Insights

Have a read through various articles on business sales, business buying and strategy.  Using “Grid View” may make it easier to find articles of interest.
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  • Leadership
  • Motivational
  • Transaction
  • Strategy

  • Address Hard Issues Early; Transparency is Critical
  • Anyone Can Do M&A – Right?
  • Berkshire Hathaway Acquisition Criteria – Plain and Simple
  • Business Sale “Letter of Intent” – Minimum Requirements
  • Business Sale Marketing Processes
  • Business Sale Price Multiples
  • Business Valuation and Pricing – Balancing Art and Science
  • Buyer Exclusivity in M&A Deals, What are the Risks?
  • Comparing EBITDA Multiples and PE Ratios
  • Completing our Business Sale – An Emotional Rollercoaster!
  • Confidentiality Agreement and M&A
  • Confidentiality and M&A – Managing Information Disclosure
  • Consulting and Advisory Services
  • Earnouts – Why an Earnout Pros and Cons
  • Earnouts Maximise Value in Business Sales
  • EBIT Multiples and Growth
  • EBITDA Multiples Mislead
  • Executive Advisory Services
  • Formula or Number when Pricing M&A Deals?
  • How a Higher Price can be Achieved when Selling Your Business
  • How to Sell a Business for Maximum Value
  • Integration Strategies of Newly Acquired Business
  • Is Your Business Investor Ready?
  • It’s only agreed when it’s all agreed – M&A Deal Making
  • Letter of Intent (LOI) must be Thorough
  • M&A 2020 – Complex Perception? There’s always a crisis! 
  • M&A Buy-Side Fees, Risks and Challenges
  • M&A Insight: The Timeline for Selling a Midsize Business
  • M&A Intermediary Services Agreement Explained (Sell-Side)
  • M&A Success Fees Explained – (Sell-Side)

  • Address Hard Issues Early; Transparency is Critical
  • Anyone Can Do M&A – Right?
  • Berkshire Hathaway Acquisition Criteria – Plain and Simple
  • Business Sale Marketing Processes
  • Business Sale Price Multiples
  • Comparing EBITDA Multiples and PE Ratios
  • Confidentiality Agreement and M&A
  • Confidentiality and M&A – Managing Information Disclosure
  • Consulting and Advisory Services
  • Earnouts Maximise Value in Business Sales
  • EBIT Multiples and Growth
  • EBITDA Multiples Mislead
  • Executive Advisory Services
  • How a Higher Price can be Achieved when Selling Your Business
  • How to Buy a Business
  • Integration Strategies of Newly Acquired Business
  • Is Your Business Investor Ready?
  • M&A 2020 – Complex Perception? There’s always a crisis! 
  • M&A Buy-Side Fees, Risks and Challenges
  • Marketing a Business for Sale: A Structured Approach for the Mid-Market
  • NDA Minimum Requirements for Mid-Size Business Sales
  • Normalised EBITDA to Increase Business Sale Value
  • Preparing for a Business Sale – Key Elements
  • Real Time Instruments’ new investor RCF Jolimont II to propel growth.
  • The Halo Effect
  • Understanding business value from the Buyer’s point of view
  • What is My Business Worth?

  • Anyone Can Do M&A – Right?
  • Cherish the “B” Players
  • Economic Reform: Are you Ready?
  • The Art of Saying “NO”
  • The Halo Effect
  • What timekeeping says about your business
  • Winning Through Empowerment

  • Automotive Component Manufacturing in Australia – what is your strategy?
  • Cherish the “B” Players
  • Completing our Business Sale – An Emotional Rollercoaster!
  • Earnouts Maximise Value in Business Sales
  • Economic Reform: Are you Ready?
  • Is Your Business Investor Ready?
  • Valuation – “What is the Value of My Business”, How is it Valued?
  • What timekeeping says about your business
  • Winning Through Empowerment

  • Anyone Can Do M&A – Right?
  • Automotive Technology to Compete, where to focus your investment?
  • Business Sale “Letter of Intent” – Minimum Requirements
  • Business Sale Marketing Processes
  • Business Sale Price Multiples
  • Buyer Exclusivity in M&A Deals, What are the Risks?
  • Completing our Business Sale – An Emotional Rollercoaster!
  • Confidentiality Agreement and M&A
  • Earnouts Maximise Value in Business Sales
  • EBITDA Multiples Mislead
  • Economic Reform: Are you Ready?
  • How a Higher Price can be Achieved when Selling Your Business
  • How to Sell a Business for Maximum Value
  • Integration Strategies of Newly Acquired Business
  • Is Your Business Investor Ready?
  • M&A 2020 – Complex Perception? There’s always a crisis! 
  • M&A Buy-Side Fees, Risks and Challenges
  • M&A Intermediary Services Agreement Explained (Sell-Side)
  • Marketing a Business for Sale: A Structured Approach for the Mid-Market
  • NDA Minimum Requirements for Mid-Size Business Sales
  • Normalised EBITDA to Increase Business Sale Value
  • Prepare your business for sale – Important Documents
  • Preparing for a Business Sale – Key Elements
  • Prospective Buyer Lists for M&A
  • Real Time Instruments’ new investor RCF Jolimont II to propel growth.
  • Reasons Why Businesses Do Not Sell

  • Address Hard Issues Early; Transparency is Critical
  • Anyone Can Do M&A – Right?
  • Automotive Component Manufacturing in Australia – what is your strategy?
  • Automotive Supplier Successes in Australia – what is your strategy?
  • Automotive Technology to Compete, where to focus your investment?
  • Berkshire Hathaway Acquisition Criteria – Plain and Simple
  • Business Sale “Letter of Intent” – Minimum Requirements
  • Comparing EBITDA Multiples and PE Ratios
  • Consulting and Advisory Services
  • Earnouts Maximise Value in Business Sales
  • EBIT Multiples and Growth
  • Economic Reform: Are you Ready?
  • Executive Advisory Services
  • Government Grants Funding
  • In The Long Term: Economic Reform in Australia
  • Integration Strategies of Newly Acquired Business
  • Is Your Business Investor Ready?
  • M&A 2020 – Complex Perception? There’s always a crisis! 
  • M&A Buy-Side Fees, Risks and Challenges
  • Prepare your business for sale – Important Documents
  • Preparing for a Business Sale – Key Elements
  • Prospective Buyer Lists for M&A
  • Reasons Why Businesses Do Not Sell
  • Sources of business funding
  • The Art of Saying “NO”
  • The Halo Effect
  • Understanding business value from the Buyer’s point of view
  • Valuation – “What is the Value of My Business”, How is it Valued?
  • Winning Through Empowerment

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M&A Insights – Recent Articles

  • Marketing a Business for Sale: A Structured Approach for the Mid-Market
  • Address Hard Issues Early; Transparency is Critical
  • Earnouts – Why an Earnout Pros and Cons
  • Why Deals Sometimes Fall Apart
  • M&A Insight: The Timeline for Selling a Midsize Business
  • Business Valuation and Pricing – Balancing Art and Science
  • Business Sale Marketing Processes
  • Letter of Intent (LOI) must be Thorough
  • The Halo Effect
  • Real Time Instruments’ new investor RCF Jolimont II to propel growth.

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