This week’s M&A Access features Earl W. Swink, CPA, Swink Coplen & Company. He specifies how the CPA should be involved in the deal on the “front end” to achieve the most success. Swink also details how CPAs work with owners to get businesses ready for a potential future sale—CPAs need a five-year lead time, with a minimum of three years, to get a business ready for sale.
M&A Access: February 10
This week’s M&A Access features Silvana Capaldi, Founder & President, Ispirare Group. She breaks down the Tampa Bay market—successful businesses are pivoting to accommodate the pandemic and are not abandoning their marketing budgets. Capaldi also delivers advice to business owners moving forward.
M&A Access: February 3
This week’s M&A Access features Andy Greenberg, CEO, GF Data/Greenberg Variations Capital. He details GF Data analytics’s most interesting revelations, particularly the incredible resiliency of the M&A market and the overall economy. Greenberg also pinpoints the interplay between the deals that come to market and the debt support for those transactions as the most critical factor in deal formulation in the opening months of 2021.
M&A Access: January 27
This week’s M&A Access features Ron Kerdasha, Managing Director/Regional Group Head, Fifth Third Business Capital. He advises what small and medium-sized businesses can do to respond to adverse challenges, including taking a diligent approach to hiring managers and advisors. Kerdasha also explains the benefit of utilizing asset-based lending centered around assets—receivables, inventory, equipment, or real estate—instead of operating cash flow.
M&A Access: January 20
This week’s M&A Access features Brett Hickey, Founder & CEO, Star Mountain Capital. He examines how a business’s goals and needs—strategic personnel, knowledge, relationships, and resources—are key factors to weigh when making an acquisition. Hickey also highlights what providers of this value-added capital look for in their analysis, including clear growth opportunities and middle market readiness.