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In ETA, the best deals align price and uncertainty through smart structure—not optimism. Structure is how risk—and money—actually moves between buyer and seller. Fourth in a Series Finding the Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: David Deeds
Financial statements are the start, not the truth. This guide lays out what to scrutinize on-site—how work actually flows, who really runs the place, what breaks most often, and whether cash flow Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: David Deeds
The former owner’s relationships with employees, suppliers, and customers can be a tough act to follow -- and affect value creation long after the deal closes. Entrepreneurship through acquisition Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Paul Sanchez and Ileana Maldonado
Focus on actual metrics and operations -- not future potential -- and buy a cash flow that you can improve. Second in a four-part series Several years ago, a former student of mine bought a Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: David Deeds
Avoid Legal Minefields When Acquiring Another Company Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) can expose you to legal liability and/or being injured by others’ unlawful acts. Here are the traps to avoid. Imagine the deal has closed, you are several Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Author: Dustin Slade
Family business mergers enjoy greater harmony and better financial performance than mergers involving non-family firms. Mergers and acquisitions represent one of the most significant strategic Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Francesco Chirico , Robert E Hoskisson , Seemantini Pathak and Massimo Baù
EDITOR’S NOTE: In this interview with EIX, a seasoned entrepreneur and executive sheds light on a particular pathway to growing a venture – one in which acquisitions and private equity play a Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Author: Ted Clark
Noah Alper is best known for the business that bears his name: the West Coast chain Noah's Bagels. But he has started and exited several other businesses, including Bread & Circus, an East Coast Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Catherine Buday
Everybody from former CEOs to former Speaker of The House Paul Ryan to Shaq to Colin Kaepernick are all leading Wall Street’s latest fad – The Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation (SPAC). Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: David Deeds