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Why do real estate bubbles hurt more than other bubbles?
July 2, 2014 / in Business Strategy, News / by Bob Altieri
I came across an article in the First Tuesday Journal, posted by Jeffery Marino, May 30, 2014, that I thought would be worth sharing. The author quotes two thinkers on the economics of bubble-and-bust episodes; Atif Mian, Economics Professor at Princeton and Amir Sufi, Finance Professor at the University of Chicago. This blog title’s question is best illustrated by the comparison between the burst of the tech bubble of 2000 and the real estate bubble of …
Why do business owners hire an M&A broker?
April 12, 2014 / in Acquire a Business, Business Strategy, Sell a Business / by Jim Leonhard
Recent clients “Jane and John Doe” were satisfied with the market value estimate of their manufacturing business, as determined by the independent valuation we prepared. Armed with this essential piece of information, they were ready to sell the business they had founded and grown with much effort over many years. John thought they should try to sell the business themselves. After all, weren’t they the best salespeople for their business? And why should they share …
Why Should I get My Business Valued?
February 26, 2014 / in Business Strategy, Business Valuation / by Roy Martinez
I received a call the other day from a friend who owns a publishing company. I was telling him about the types of valuation projects I was working on, and he asked, “I’m not in the middle of selling my business or transferring it to my children; why would I want to have my business valued? Besides, I know the rules of thumb for my industry.” The answer I gave him was essentially the following. First …
Pro’s and Con’s of Price Formulas in Buy-Sell Agreements
January 3, 2014 / in Business Strategy, Business Valuation, Buy-Sell Agreements / by Al Statz
Exit Strategies is regularly called upon to determine the value of closely-held company shares for buy-sell transactions. Common events that trigger a transfer of shares are when a shareholder retires or resigns from employment, is fired, dies, or becomes disabled, divorced or insolvent. There are several facets to successful buy-sell transactions, but valuation is typically the most contested issue. The pricing method prescribed in your by-laws, shareholder, buy-sell or stock restriction agreement, as the case may be, …
Why Should I Bother Valuing My Business?
December 13, 2013 / in Business Strategy, Business Valuation, Exit Planning / by Al Statz
A new article at Forbes.com addresses a question in the minds of many small business owners, “Why Should I Bother Valuing My Business?” The author explains several of the common reasons small business owners have their businesses appraised by an independent business valuation expert, as they prepare for a sale, buy-out, contingencies, retirement, or passing the business on to children.
Want a successful merger or acquisitions? Put an M&A advisor on your board.
November 1, 2013 / in Business Strategy, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
Companies planning a merger or acquisition would do well to have an investment banker (M&A advisor) on their board of directors. A new study from the University of Iowa found that firms with an investment banker on their boards of directors pursue mergers and acquisitions more often. Moreover, those firms perform better after the acquisition has been completed than firms that don’t have investment bankers on their boards. Read the full article.
Transaction brokers create competition. Why is this so important?
April 22, 2013 / in Business Strategy, Sell a Business / by Bob Altieri
The critical first step in selling a business is to properly analyze and value it to establish a price. In the case of an undervaluation, when the business is sold the result is obvious; the owner receives less. Conversely, businesses that are overvalued and overpriced usually do not sell. The reason for this is because of the principle of alternative investments, which states that rational buyers will act on some alternative business investment where they expect …
Engineering the Future
July 16, 2012 / in Business Strategy, News / by Al Statz
As a father of two budding technophiles, and having my first college degree in electrical and computer engineering, please allow me this opportunity to promote this important profession … As the world’s population nears seven-billion people, mechanical engineers will play a major role in meeting global challenges says a research study conducted by ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). The study, The State of Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond, was the result of a survey of over …
Famed Investor: References to EBITDA make us shudder …
November 21, 2010 / in Business Strategy, Exit Planning, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
… does management think the tooth fairy pays for capital expenditures? Article Published December 6, 2010 — North Bay Business Journal This title is a quote from Warren Buffett’s letter to shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway’s 2000 annual report. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is a good financial metric to use in analyzing, comparing and valuing companies, but, as business owners and investors, we need to understand its limitations. EBITDA is one of several …
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