If you have started asking yourself "should I sell my footwear company", it is likely the right time to begin asking a few other questions. What type of transaction would best fit your needs and stage in life? How much is your company worth? Should...
If you have considered selling your real estate services company, you may be wondering what the best approach is to achieve a sale that maximizes your company's value. It can be tough to value a services company because, unlike hard real estate assets, they tend...
Have you considered selling your real estate development company? If so, you may be wondering what the best approach is to achieve a sale while maximizing your value. Should you hand the company over to family members? Sell to an established company that would incorporate...
Have you considered selling your real estate operating company? If so, you may be aware of the various routes you can take. One is you could hand it down to your family members, if they want to take the reins, and they could become the...
In our work developing valuation analyses for our clients, and based on our experience with public comparables and precedent transactions, we often plot ranges spanning several tens of millions of dollars. Company valuations do fluctuate because there are a host of KPIs that distinguish a...
The process of selling a business can become a psychological and emotional roller-coaster. The bumpiness of the ride is dependent on many independent factors including the preparedness of the business itself, the effectiveness of the intermediary, the shrewdness and/or professionalism of the buyer and the...
The Exit Planning Institute (EPI) estimates that over $10T in business value will be prepared to transition in the next decade. However, the EPI also predicts only 20% to 30% of those businesses will actually be able to sell. With such abysmal expectations, many sellers may...
One of the biggest reasons I love investment banking is that it combines the deep expertise of multiple disciplines. The most successful investment bankers are "quick studies" of nearly any sector and have deep expertise in marketing, finance and operations. The very best include a...
We are now several years into the introduction of accredited investor equity crowdfunding. The results, failures and successes of this new form of financing could be considered the ultimate "mixed bag." Unfortunately, the stark differences between some of the nuanced structures of crowdfunding preclude anyone...
Cryptocurrencies and the blockchain ledger are changing the way companies and people transact globally. Bitcoin was the first successful implementation of a blockchain, which is a digital database that is optimized for recording financial transactions and transferring value securely over the Internet. Thanks to the...