Investment Banking Blog


Welcome to the InvestmentBank.com blog where we cover mergers, acquisitions and investment banking topics.


May 17, 2017

Is the Market Right for Selling Your Business?

As we head closer toward the end 2017, timing elements for corporate mergers and acquisitions are beginning to weigh on the minds of individual business […]
May 12, 2017

10 Tips When Performing Mergers and Acquisitions

Develop a method for sourcing deals This tip is especially important for buyers, as a quality system for finding potential acquisitions could prevent them from […]
May 7, 2017

How to Increase Your Business Valuation? Start With the Metrics

Experts often agree that the central issue of finance is determining a business’ value. Considering an entire field of study is devoted to valuation, analyzing […]
May 4, 2017

Merger or Acquisition: Nailing the Nomenclature

Ever since “the great merger movement” of 1893-1904, mergers and acquisitions have had an important impact on the global business landscape. Just in 2015, we […]
April 28, 2017

A 2017 Mergers and Acquisitions Overview

M&A continues to thrive–Global mergers and acquisitions reached $3.2 trillion in 2016, marking the third best year with regards to deal value since 2007,[1] as […]
April 27, 2017

Business Valuations: A Guide to Understanding Methodologies and Best Practices for Valuing Companies

Introduction. Valuations advisory is a professional practice. There has been a revival of “the fundamentals of valuation and critical due diligence for mergers & acquisitions […]
April 17, 2017

Buy and Sell-Side M&A Call Script

As we have previously-discussed, deal origination is one of the more difficult aspects of operating a successful investment bank. It requires a astute focus on […]
March 31, 2017

Buy-Side Acquisition Target Funnel: How Many Target Assessments are Required to Close a Deal?

How many targets “looks” are required before a buy-side mandate moves toward a closed deal? The answer to this question is dependent on many factors […]
March 17, 2017

Boosting Business Value By Recasting Financial Statements

For many entrepreneurs, selling a business they have invested time, energy and resources to build is never an easy decision to make. Many consider passing […]
February 28, 2017

Security Alarm Services & Smart Homes: Industry Overview and Performance

Industry Overview The Security Alarm Services industry sells, installs, repairs, and monitors security alarm systems, including burglar alarms, fire alarms, and locking devices.  The industry’s […]