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Ok, let’s jump in… One of the fastest growing groups of acquirers is the self funded searcher. One person, often
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Ok, let’s jump in… One of the fastest growing groups of acquirers is the self funded searcher. One person, often

Conventional wisdom says leverage comes from having multiple bidders at the table. Janessa White had one, and she told him

There are four types of financial buyers who might make an offer on your business, and more often than any

Jeff Church had every reason to believe Coca-Cola would buy Suja Juice outright. They’d invested $90 million alongside Goldman Sachs

We looked at six years of PREScore™ data, and one finding stood out: 17.5% of business owners now point to

You’ve probably received the email. It starts with a compliment: “I love what you’ve built.” Then comes the ask: a

” When I sell the company, then I’ll be happy.” Psychotherapist Jo Swann says that one phrase is the most

Every founder fixates on the multiple. Tim Hellebrand will tell you the (second) most important number on a letter of
A lot of owners are watching AI reshape their industry and quietly wondering if they’ve waited too long. The search

If you’re reading this, chances are you have a partner in your business. Could be an operating partner. Could be

There’s an old idea in M&A called the Rembrandt in the attic. A company owns something valuable, a brand, a

When Aaron Leibtag first came on Built to Sell Radio, he had just sold a controlling stake in Pentavere, his

Ok, let’s jump in… One of the fastest growing groups of acquirers is the self funded searcher. One person, often

Conventional wisdom says leverage comes from having multiple bidders at the table. Janessa White had one, and she told him

There are four types of financial buyers who might make an offer on your business, and more often than any

Jeff Church had every reason to believe Coca-Cola would buy Suja Juice outright. They’d invested $90 million alongside Goldman Sachs

We looked at six years of PREScore™ data, and one finding stood out: 17.5% of business owners now point to

You’ve probably received the email. It starts with a compliment: “I love what you’ve built.” Then comes the ask: a

” When I sell the company, then I’ll be happy.” Psychotherapist Jo Swann says that one phrase is the most

Every founder fixates on the multiple. Tim Hellebrand will tell you the (second) most important number on a letter of
A lot of owners are watching AI reshape their industry and quietly wondering if they’ve waited too long. The search

If you’re reading this, chances are you have a partner in your business. Could be an operating partner. Could be

There’s an old idea in M&A called the Rembrandt in the attic. A company owns something valuable, a brand, a

When Aaron Leibtag first came on Built to Sell Radio, he had just sold a controlling stake in Pentavere, his