Any business owner, whether young or old, has investigated a succession plan or at least wrestled with the idea of selling their business. Sometimes this can happen during a period where significant growth lies ahead, or in times when economics look bleak. What business owners...
This article is the second part of a series outlining the impacts of blockchain technology in the Residential & Commercial Real Estate Industry. In 2017, ICOs raised a lot of eyebrows as the total funding raised by the new crowdfunding mechanism surpassed the total funding raised...
The following is one in a series of reports covering IT staffing and software, a sub-sector for software investment banking. There are many different competitors within the IT Staffing and Consulting sphere. The focus of this report will be to identify how the market is concentrated,...
This report is one in a multi-part series covering multi-family real estate, a sub-sector of the commercial real estate investment banking market. Multi-Family Commercial Real Estate property is one that is comprised of five or more units. Beyond this initial definition, specifics vary by location...
The following is one in a series of reports covering IT staffing and software, a sub-sector for software investment banking. This report will focus on industry supply chains, products and services, demand determinants, and major markets. Supply Chains A supply chain is the set of links between...
This is the first of a series of articles that outlines the market trends, developments, investments, and impacts of blockchain technology in the Residential & Commercial Real Estate Industry. Industry Definition The main segments of the real estate industry can be broken down into two sectors: Commercial...
Synergies may be the most powerful way to create value within an acquisition and yet are still widely misunderstood. A 2012 survey of 352 executives in the United States, Europe and Asia by Bain & Co[1]. found that overestimating synergies was the second most common...
This research report is one in a series covering IT & software staffing, a subsector of software & technology investment banking. The software and IT segment is the fastest growing subsector of professional staffing and consulting firm.[1] Revenues for this subsector continue to grow along...
After the release of the Panama Papers in 2015 and the subsequent reporting by journalists in 2016 the terms “shelf company” and “shell company” became synonymous with fraud, tax evasion and other illegal acts. While it cannot be denied that certain bad actors do use...
This article is a part of a multi-part series covering the Agriculture technology (AgTech) industry as a whole. To view the previous articles, click here. This article looks at Precision Agriculture Systems and Services (PASS), a sub-segment of the AgTech industry as a whole. Although the...