General

In Q1 of 2020, business brokers and M&A advisors reported similar thoughts on the market, with more perceiving a Buyers’ Market than Sellers’ Market on the horizon.  Market conditions dipped only slightly for the smallest businesses valued at $500,000 as this segment is historically a buyer’s market. However, brokers still… Read More »Q1 2013 to Q1 2020, Seller Market Sentiment

May 7, 2020 2020 projected unemployment: 8.9%.  Unemployment is expected to peak in Q2 at 13.1% while Jobless claims approach 26 million with the hospitality, leisure and food services particularly hard hit. 2021 projected unemployment: 6.5%. The positive news, the rebound is expected to be relatively quick. Additional positive news… Read More »US Unemployment

On April 1-15th, 416 business brokers and M&A advisors completed Q1 Market Pulse Survey.  Seller-market sentiment dipped significantly this quarter.  In the $5 million to $50 million sector, for example, only 55% of advisors described the market as a “seller’s market.” That’s a 27-percentage-point drop over Q4 2019, the largest… Read More »Quarter Over Quarter, Seller Market Sentiment Drops in Every Sector*

On April 1-15th, 416 business brokers and M&A advisors completed Q1 Market Pulse Survey.  Overall, they reported that many (40%) of the businesses they represent are operating at partial capacity, while 35% are temporarily closed, 4% have benefited, and 21% remain unaffected. For more information on Selling or Acquiring, contact… Read More »Most Businesses Partly Open

This week, we’ll be focused on the April 1-15th Market Pulse survey which was completed by 416 business brokers and M&A advisors. They predicted ¼-1/3 of their current deals would take 90 days or longer to close. Nearly a quarter (24%) of small business brokers said they expected that delayed… Read More »% of Advisors Estimating # Days Deals Delayed

May 4, 2020 As of April 28th, almost 50% of approved dollars went to the following industries: Construction (13%), Professional, Scientific & Tech Services (12.65%), Manufacturing (11.96%), and Health Care & Social Assistance (11.65%). Learn more about Delta Business Advisors at DeltaBusinessAdvisors.com  or contact us at 480-686-8062 / Lisa@DeltaBusinessAdvisors.com if you are… Read More »DBA: SBA Loans by Industry

May 1, 2020 Buyers and Sellers Both Hitting the Brakes Buyers were the cause of most deal cancellations. However, a quarter of cancellations came from sellers taking their business off the market. Changes in bank financing arrangements also caused some deals to fall through. Similarly, M&A advisors representing businesses valued… Read More »MPM: Reason for Cancellation