Delta Business Acumen

During this period of rapid worldwide inflation the dollar has remained strong, it is now slipping.

With layoff starting, this should come as no suprise.

Where as the fed is telling a story of easing inflation and easing interest rate hikes, bond market appears to believe something else.

CEO are more concerned about the economic outlook. We’ll just have to wait and see, however with the layoff happening in tech I’m not holding my breath. The chief executives of America’s biggest companies are downgrading their views of the economy, which is not as gloomy as in prior recessions.… Read More »CEO Economic Outlook Index

The economy is slowing, there are possibilities of a recession on the horizon. And it looks like Inflation is finally cooling.

$5MM-$50MM: Buyers in this sector were:• Strategic buyer (40%), PE firms seeking add-on (17%), or PE firms seeking platform deal (14%),• Motivated to acquire a horizontal add-on (46%), vertical add-on (26%)• Located more than 100 miles (60%) or within 20 miles (34%) of seller’s location

$2MM-$5MM: Buyers in this sector were:• Strategic buyers (37%), serial entrepreneurs (26%), first time buyers (23%)• Motivated to gain a horizontal add-on (31%), vertical add-on (23%), buy a job (22%)• Located more than 100 miles (54%) or within 50 miles (20%) of the seller’s location

$1MM-$2MM: Buyers in this sector were:• Serial entrepreneurs (40%), strategic buyers (32%), first time buyers (24%)• Motivated to gain a horizontal add-on (31%), buy a job (27%), realize better ROI than other investment (21%)• Located more than 100 miles (39%) or within 20 miles (31%) of the seller’s location

• First time buyers (39%), serial entrepreneurs (33%), or existing companies (25%)• Motivated to buy a job (36%), gain a horizontal add-on (36%)• Located within 20 miles (53%) or more than 100 miles (26%) of the seller’s location

• First time buyer (44%), serial entrepreneurs (33%)• Motivated to buy a job (43%), gain a horizontal add-on (27%)• Located within 20 miles (61%)