2018: Has the Market Peaked?
It’s easy to look at dealmaking activity in 2018 and assume that sellers once again had a better year than buyers. Not so fast, says Bassem Mansour. This is the kind of question that’s best answered down the road…
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Find People Who Love Making Deals and Get to Work
Paul Smucker Wagstaff, Advisory Council member for Cyprium Partners, spent 20 years at The J.M. Smucker Co., serving as president of its $2.4 billion U.S. Consumer Food Division, before launching Eagle Foods in 2014.
Take Steps to Minimize Your Fear of Working With an Outside Firm to Make a Deal
Business owners often find it very difficult to accept external advice, even when it’s for something as significant as the sale of their company.
Nick Stone Included as Rising Star of Private Equity
In choosing the Rising Stars of Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions sought full-time private equity investors whose best days are expected to be in the future.
Why Curiosity is Essential to Dealmaking
John Sinnenberg’s first exposure to dealmaking was very hands-on. It was the early 1980s and all the financial modeling was done by hand…
ACT Lighting Division RapcoHorizon Acquires Lava Cable
RapcoHorizon, an RHC Holdings company, announced that it has finalized the acquisition of all assets of Lava Cable. The Lava Cable brand and its products will be supported by RHC…
Monroe’s Own Backyard Products Expanding Nationally
Backyard Products, which moved its plant to Monroe from Warren 10 years ago, continues to expand its market and products…
M-D Building Products: DIY Stuff with Staying Power
M-D Building Products Inc. provides essential weatherproofing products for residential homeowners—basic DIY offerings that help position the company itself to be somewhat impervious to economic fluctuations in the broader economy.