On average, sellers are receiving valuations at 89% of benchmark or better. As is the trend, businesses in the lower middle market performed the best, receiving nearly all or above the private benchmark they set with their advisors before going to market. Multiples remained relatively consistent across market sectors, with… Read More »Average Selling Price by Asking/Benchmark Price 2019-2022
CEO Club Event is Wednesday, February 22nd! A Big thank you to Integro Bank a big thank you for hosting the CEO Club event! The event was held at Intego HQ . These meetings are a great benefit of being a member of the bank. They are geared to allow… Read More »Integro CEO club, How to Grow your Business with a Winning Digital Marketing Strategy
As shown in the market pulse report Q4 2022. Data shows that of the deals that successfully closed, nearly half (47%) had at least one other offer on the table and 40% had at least two other offers. Notably, the lower middle market businesses were more likely to garner multiple… Read More »Closed Deals With Mutiple Offers
Delta Business Advisors wishes all our clients, partners, future clients, and every one a great president’s day. Yes, we are open if you have inquiries or need our services. Presidents Day falls every year on the third Monday in February. In 2023, that is Feb 20th. The federal holiday was… Read More »Happy Presidents Day!
Data shows that of the deals that successfully closed, nearly half (47%) had at least one other offer on the table and 40% had at least two other offers. Notably, the lower middle market businesses were more likely to garner multiple offers than smaller Main Street operations.
Deals can fall apart for any number of reasons, and market conditions change rapidly. Maybe projections looked good when the buyer and seller started negotiations, but now the numbers look different. Also, it’s not that uncommon for small business owners to accidentally misstate or misunderstand their financials. That’s a big… Read More »Number One Reason Deals Didn’t Close, By Deal Size
Advisors gave a number of reasons that deals failed to close. Overall, 23% of advisors cited ‘unrealistic seller value expectation’ as the top reason deals fall apart. Economic uncertainty and poor financials were other leading factors. Notably, while ‘unrealistic seller expectations’ was the leading issue overall, it wasn’t always the… Read More »Leading Reasons Deals Don’t Close, Over All Deals
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Lisa attended a great Accelerant Business Services Subgroup hosted by Benefit Commerce Group Tuesday!
Working With Experienced Advisor Can Double Chance of Selling Estimates from the M&A Source and IBBA Market Pulse Report suggest that of those businesses put up for sale on the M&A market, only half will successfully sell – and that’s assuming they have an accredited advisor at the helm.The industry… Read More »Terminated Client Engagements With Multiple Buyer Offers