General

Figure 8 from the IBBA and M&A Source 2021 Q3 Marketpulse, this continues to show a strong market and the importance of pricing the business right.

In second part we the events that have happened later part of 2021. Thanks to Axios for putting this together, they have been doing it since 2017 and is a fun view to look at that is dominating peoples news interests. As outlined by Axios: This graphic is an annual Axios… Read More »Google News Trends for 2021 part 2

Thanks to Axios for putting this together, they have been doing it since 2017 and is a fun view to look at that is dominating peoples news interests. As outlined by Axios: This graphic is an annual Axios tradition that began back in 2017, when we were a tiny company in… Read More »Google News Trends for 2021 part 1

This year we saw Google get dethroned from the number one spot and replaced by TikTok. Let’s start with our Top Domains Ranking and 2021 brought us a very interesting duel for the Number 1 spot in our global ranking. Google.com (which includes Maps, Translate, Photos, Flights, Books, and News,… Read More »TikTok At The Top

As outlined by Statista: According to Statista’s GCS 2021 Holiday Special, Christmas music is topping the list of holiday must-haves. 49 percent of Americans consider the right tunes an essential part of the holiday season, the question of which Christmas songs are “the right ones” notwithstanding. Christmas movies, think “Home Alone”,… Read More »Associated With Christmas

Seller-market sentiment is back to levels reported before the pandemic. Market confidence is further reflected in the final sale prices sellers received in Q3. In fact, sellers in the $5 million to $50 million sector realized, on average, a sale price that was 106% of benchmark. Overall, across all sectors,… Read More »Seller Sentiment, Q4 2019 to Q3 2021

Deal activity continued strong in Q3, driven by the economic recovery, high levels of dry powder, and the favorable cost of debt. Multiples have returned to pre-pandemic levels in most market segments.In terms of new deal flow, advisors generally reported scores of 3.5 or better, on a 1-5 Likert scale.… Read More »Change In New Clients By Size In The Last 3 Months

One of the key components of Lithium batteries are on the rise, this is one reason battery manufactures and EV manufactures are looking for other materials to make batteries out of. as outline in Axios: A key input to the batteries that power electric vehicles and smartphones has more than… Read More »EV Batteries Material On The Rise