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CFO October 1, 2009 Russ Banham |
Down but Not Out M&A activity has plunged in 2009, but recent deals suggest it may be poised for a comeback. |
CFO July 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan |
Rising Stakes How the strength of private equity is changing M&A for corporate buyers. |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Mark Tibergien |
Real Deals There's more activity than actual movement on the M&A front for financial advisory firms. |
CFO January 1, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn |
Lessons from Adversity The split personality of 2007 dealmaking, with its dramatic highs and lows, could teach a few things about M&A in the year ahead. |
Insurance & Technology June 22, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell |
Deloitte: Insurance M&A Likely to Increase in Late 2009 New report identifies five situations in which mergers are likely to increase, a strategic objectives checklist for insurance M&A and a four-phase approach to planning and executing M&A. |
CFO July 15, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
Time to Get Off Your Cash? Companies are content to sit on their cash hoards, but investors are losing patience. What's a CFO to do? |
CFO September 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan |
Secrets of the M&A Masters The hard-won lessons of frequent acquirers can cut through the clutter of acquisition statistics and theory and serve as practical deal-making guidelines. |
CFO September 1, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
Becoming Attractions Private-equity firms are hunting for deals once again, making it an opportune time to sell. Will CFOs and their executive management teams forge sensible deals if buyout firms begin to swamp them with offers? |
CFO October 1, 2007 Avital Louria Hahn |
Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up. |
U.S. Banker April 2007 Lee Conrad |
Financial M&A Sees Third-Highest Year on Record Mergers and acquisitions in the bank and thrift market staged a major comeback in 2006. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2011 Jack Milligan |
Cautious Optimism: Returns to Bank M&A A gradual improvement in asset quality industry wide, along with unprecedented pressure from regulators, is helping to revive the bank M&A market after three lean years -- although prices might never return to their lofty highs of past cycles. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2009 John R. Engen |
The Market for M&A in 2009: What Happens Next? With billions in government-spawned capital poised to funnel through the financial industry pipelines, many deal watchers are wondering whether such financing will pop the cork on a flood of deals -- or stall potential transactions until the outlook is clearer. |
U.S. Banker April 2008 Joseph Rosta |
Financial Mergers & Acquisitions Dry Up It's a hostile merger and acquisition world out there and the depressed bank and thrift market has not been spared. |
Inc. December 1, 2009 Norm Brodsky |
The Days of Cheap Capital Are Gone for Good The deal you put together in 2007 is no longer feasible today. Here's why. |
U.S. Banker September 2009 Joseph Rosta |
Next to Nothing M&A activity is so slow and deals are so small that many buyers and sellers aren t even bothering to use advisors. Until the wave of failures subsides, expect more of the same. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 David Grau |
Research Assignment When buying or selling a financial advisory firm, due diligence may be the most important thing you do before signing on the dotted line. |
CFO March 1, 2005 Don Durfee |
A Question of Value Over 20 years, technology and technique have greatly improved the ability to price targets accurately for a merger. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2009 Fohrman & Lawson |
Buyer Beware While due diligence is always important, thorough and comprehensive due diligence is absolutely mandatory in down markets where opportunities are presented as bargains, and sellers are in a rush to close deals. |
CFO April 15, 2012 Vincent Ryan |
PE Managers Predict Two Years of Healthy Returns Industrial, health-care, and financial-services sectors are expected to provide the most value to private-equity funds. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 Mark Tibergien |
Time of Reckoning In volatile times, the reality of practice valuations is exposed. |
Investment Advisor October 2005 Grau & Grable |
The Wisdom of the Crowd Yes, buyers are paying more for financial advisory practices. But we can learn much from these wise buyers. |
CFO March 1, 2011 Sarah Johnson |
On the Inside, Looking Out As CFOs gear up for growth, they are seeking targets that can help their companies innovate. |
Inc. April 1, 2002 Jill Andresky Fraser |
Business for Sale Roundup: Nothing's Moving Buyers are looking for companies. Sellers are ready to exit. So how come nothing's moving? Times are tough for business owners who are ready to sell their companies... |
CFO October 1, 2007 Karen M. Kroll |
No Big Deal The credit crunch may have knocked the blockbuster out of favor, but middle-market M&A remains quite healthy. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2011 Michael P. Hedden |
Bid vs. Ask Motivated investors are closing the pricing gap on institutional assets. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2008 Jon Peterson |
Ripple Effect Sinking financial and residential sectors make waves in commercial real estate. |
Investment Advisor March 2008 Natan & Rudolph |
Three Moves Ahead When your client is ready to sell his business, will you be prepared for this liquidity event, pre-and post-sale? |
U.S. Banker April 2005 Michael Sisk |
Regulations Add Wrinkle to M&A Caveat Emptor is the name of the game more than ever, lest buyers get saddled with the legal troubles of their new firm. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
The Real Deal More than half of all registered independent advisory (RIA) firms bought or considered buying another advisory firm at least once in the past two years. |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jill Jusko |
Capital Challenges Turbulent economic conditions are forcing small to mid-sized manufacturers to look harder and longer for financial solutions to help them grow. But access to capital hasn't dried up for companies doing all the right things. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2005 Natsis & McFadden |
Fast-Moving Deals To avoid being caught off guard when bidding for properties, commercial real estate professionals and their clients should understand the motives behind the movement to shorter periods of investigation. |
CFO July 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey Finance executives entered the summer doldrums early this year as their optimism about the U.S. economy approached a five-year low. |
BusinessWeek May 8, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Handicapping The LBO Stakes Private-equity firms are eyeing companies with flat stock prices, low earnings valuations, and heavy debt. Here's who is on one analyst's list. |
HBS Working Knowledge May 3, 2004 Cullinan Et Al. |
The Secrets of Great Due Diligence Sealing the deal is the easy part. But first comes due diligence. Here's how to calculate your target's stand-alone value. A Harvard Business Review excerpt. |
CFO June 1, 2008 Rob Garver |
Pressure from Above With new deals falling off, private-equity firms are hovering over portfolio-company CFOs like never before. |
CFO April 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
The Buyout Binge Private-equity firms are gobbling up everything in sight. How long can it last? |
CFO September 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan |
Private Club Opportunity is knocking for CFOs who have the skills that private-equity firms demand. |
CFO January 1, 2006 Tim Reason |
A High-water Mark? Private-equity firms boosted deal values again in 2005, but resurgent corporate buyers and higher borrowing costs may rein them in this year. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Private Equity Gets Liquid Buyers and sellers both can benefit from an emerging market for seasoned interests in private deals. |
CFO August 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan |
Gone Clubbing As private-equity firms band together to buy large companies, they raise the pressure on CFOs. |
CFO March 15, 2006 Scott Leibs |
Bigger Fish, Smaller Pond Leaving a large company for the CFO spot at a smaller company can be a great move -- as long as you do your homework. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Prudent Man Rule for Practice Purchases Capital constraints, economic uncertainty, and increased levels of caution characterize the current marketplace in advisory firm M&A. |
Inc. April 2005 Norm Brodsky |
What's Your Business Really Worth? Some people are saying that 2005 will be a big year for acquisitions, and many business owners will be looking for opportunities to cash out. Unfortunately, most of them have grossly inflated notions of what their companies are worth. |
Inc. April 2008 Darren Dahl |
Meet the Buyers Sellers of businesses are more or less the same: They're all looking for the best price they can get. Buyers are trickier to figure, because different buyers can see the same company in different ways. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 David Grau |
Deal Breakers What are the problems that derail purchases of financial advisory practices, and how can you avoid them. |