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Preparing to Sell Your Business: Key Considerations for a Successful Transaction
For entrepreneurs and business owners, deciding to sell their company is often the largest financial event of their lives. Yet, the...


Does a Looming Recession Change the Timing for Selling Your Business?
On June 17, 2022, The Wall Street Journal cited a survey by The Conference Board, which gathered responses from 750 CEOs and C-suite executives.


The What-Ifs
When preparing to sell your company, valuation is directly tied to perceived risk. The price and deal structure offered by a potential...


Median Buyout Size Is Declining—What That Means for Business Owners
According to PitchBook , private equity deal value in the U.S. dropped by nearly 20% in the first half of 2020 compared to the same...


Value Drivers That Can Increase the Value of Your Business
One of the most effective ways CRI M&A Advisors helps business owners prepare for a successful exit is by evaluating and strengthening the seven value drivers.


Debt vs. Equity: Funding Growth with the End in Mind
Many entrepreneurs focus so heavily on running the day-to-day that they neglect to plan for the end of their business journey. The...


In the Arena: Leading Through Crisis with Purpose
“It is not the critic who counts… The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena…” —Teddy Roosevelt, April 23, 1910 In...


Deal Fatigue: It’s Not Just for Sellers
In the world of mergers and acquisitions, every deal is different—shaped by its own dynamics, personalities, and pressures. But there’s...
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