No industry continues into infinity without major aberrations, especially those involved in technology or growth. When consolidation follows growth, enemies become friends and bitter rivals can find healthy new profits in strategic (and might I say legal) collusion through M&A. As has been said in the...
I just caught a BusinessInsider article outlining what we already knew: macro investment banking is having a bit of a rough year in 2016. The United States is having one of the most underwhelming years so far, underwhelmed only by Australia. Unfortunately, the nature of...
Various inorganic methods exist for corporate growth. Industry consolidation using a roll-up strategy with add-on/bolt-on/tuck-in acquisitions is at least one method used ad-nauseum by all the most well known private equity groups and strategic buyers. The concept is relatively simple in overall design and description, but...
We've a current client who maintains an unshakable fear that even performing "blind" outreach to the competition will somehow collapse his well-built business. Somehow another M&A consultant--thinking it would help him get the opportunity filled him with a load of crock that you never, under...