Investment Banking Blog


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


February 25, 2017

2017 Growth and Trends in Business Analytics and Enterprise Software Publishing

Business Analytics and Enterprise Software Publishing is a growing industry that provides products such as customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software […]
February 21, 2017

Investment Banker vs. M&A Advisor vs. Business Broker–Reasons to Hire an Investment Banker

Hiring the right team is one of the most important decisions you will make when considering the sale of a company, especially for owners of […]
February 21, 2017

Why Equity Crowdfunding Has Failed to Live Up to the Hype and Expectations (and What To Do About It)

When the JOBS Act was signed in 2012 many touted its potential to significantly disrupt the traditional model of venture capital by disintermediating the process […]
February 14, 2017

Private Company Valuations: Overcoming the Knowledge & Incentive Gaps for Middle-Market Business Valuations

Various, alternative business earnings metrics can be used to determine a reliable business valuation. The variance between earnings measurement methods can be wide and the […]
February 6, 2017

How Investment Bankers Add Value in Mergers & Acquisitions

We are certainly strong advocates for disintermediating the investment banking process, particularly when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. Some would argue–incorrectly–that advisors in a […]
February 3, 2017

Investment Dollars are Not Created Equal

No two capital sources are created equal. Like the deals they fund, capital types and capital providers have very different incentives, motives and structures. As […]
January 18, 2017

Owner Age Impact on Mergers and Acquisitions

Owner age can play a large role in the inevitable psychology surrounding M&A. I have seen first hand how some business owners simply cannot let […]
November 30, 2016

The Case for M&A in “Dirty Jobs”

It is both counter-intuitive and unfortunate that society often marginalizes dirty, blue collar careers. I also find it ironic that some of the most successful […]
November 27, 2016

Buy-Side M&A: Pitfalls & Opportunities of a Successful Acquisition Strategy

The ethereal concept of “synergy” and “value add” are certainly less prevalent in mergers and acquisitions than many deal peddlers would have us believe. Creating […]
November 18, 2016

Adding Individual and Bulk Contact Records to the CRM

In this video we discuss several methods for adding individual and bulk contacts to the CRM. Let’s start with the quick and dirty method. This […]