Whose taxes will be hit?
There is a good lead article in The Economist, September 24, “Hunting the rich”. The top 1% of earners take home 20% of pre-tax income. Although they pay a disproportionate amount of tax... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JohnMelotte, Regional Director on 30 September 2011
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A little humility, please
In our minds, any deal that fails to close could be called a disaster. The worst are those that fail to close for all the wrong reasons. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by WardCarter, Chairman on 28 September 2011
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Strategy, fundamentals & the new world
In the tech M&A business, we speak to a lot of investors. These range from entrepreneurs, to venture capitalists to private equity firms. With the recent market volatility, you can imagine we ask them their take on this. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JonScott, Vice President on 26 September 2011
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The Impact of the M&A Advisor – Google/Motorola Mobility
In our Selling Out Selling Up workshop, we talk about the many ways that a qualified M&A advisor will impact the acquisition of your company. Here are two data points from our own analysis that are borne out in the Google / Motorola Mobility deal. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JeffBrown, Vice President on 19 September 2011
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Portfolio of One
The fundamentals of Modern Portfolio Theory have been in place for 60 years and continue to drive fund managers’ and individuals’ investment strategies. We all want low risk / high returns on our investments. In our "efficient" markets this is not possible... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by MarkJohnson, Director on 16 September 2011
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Opportunity knocks but once
We had strong interest in our client company, with high value offers from very qualified strategic buyers. What ultimately caused deals to fall apart was not a collapse of the market... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by WardCarter, Chairman on 13 September 2011
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Really - check out your buyer early
We were approached by a seller who had the basis of an offer already in hand from a privately-held buyer. The seller’s Board wanted independent confirmation that the offer was a good one... [Click on title to read.]
Posted by BruceLazenby, Vice President on 09 September 2011
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Benefits of 338(h)(10) transactions
Focusing on the deal value is not enough to fully evaluate a possible acquisition of your company. The deal structure plays an important role in determining... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by AlinaSoltys, Senior Analyst on 07 September 2011
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Bad markets, good deals
Ernst & Young have tracked the steady increase in the value of technology M&A since 2008, with a 75% increase in the second quarter of this year. We are now in the third quarter and we have seen two real mega-deals... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JohnMelotte, Regional Director on 02 September 2011
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