M&A Access

This week’s M&A Access features Matt Bjonerud, CEO, Cerebro Capital. Bjonerud dives deep into the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), which industries in the middle market are most interested in the program, and why. Bjonerud also covers alternatives for corporate borrowers seeking MSLP dollars. 

This week’s M&A Access features Ross Schoenfeld, VP, Cross Keys Capital, LLC. Schoenfeld surveys the impact the pandemic has had on his clients and the M&A market in general, noting how valuations for resilient firms has remained steady. He also delves into how Cross Keys Capital, LLC spends considerable time in the onset of the engagement to understand what the clients’ goals are for the transaction process.

This week’s M&A Access features Katharine Halpin, Founder & CEO, The Halpin Companies, Inc. Watch as Halpin reconciles with the 1999 KPMG report on why 83% of M&A transactions fail—expressing how the distraction of smartphones and ignoring the people aspect of transactions worsens statistics. Halpin also explains how leaders in emerging companies need to adopt “strategic think-time” to improve transaction statistics.

This week’s M&A Access features Donald H. Noble, CFO, VetCor. Noble explains how VetCor has sustained itself during the pandemic as a recession-proof business that launched new services to increase its revenue. He also delves into how remote means of communication such as video conferencing and social media have allowed the business to remain in front of clients in a time that limits formal business visits.

This week’s M&A Access features Chuck Mohler, Founder & President, Eagle Corporate Advisors. Mohler discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on business owners in terms of transition planning, emphasizing how businesses with good capital structure are braced for the future. He also elaborates how his company, Eagle Corporate Advisors, can help businesses reach their goals and understand what they need to succeed.