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Churn Analysis: The Silent Killer of Your Tech Valuation

How Much Does it Cost to Sell My Business?

The Anatomy of a Failed M&A Auction: Death by a Thousand NDAs

The Deal Structure That Could Save You Millions

Timing Your Exit: When Is the Best Time to Sell Your Business?

What Makes a Business Acquisition-Resistant—and How To Fix It

Thinking Like a Buyer: How To See Your Company Through Investor Eyes

Why Private Equity Loves Boring (But Profitable) Businesses

Why Some Founders Buy Time Instead of Selling Out

The Future of Private Equity: Trends SMBs Should Watch

How To Find the Right Buyer for Your Business

How To Sell Your Business for Maximum Value

How to Keep Your Business Profitable While Preparing to Sell

Power of Spinoffs: Guide to Understanding, Executing, and Successful Strategies

What is Growth Equity?

Private Equity vs Venture Capital: Understanding the Distinctions

The Anatomy of a Scalable Business: What Investors Spot Instantly

When To Build a Data Room—and Why It Matters

From Plateau to Potential: Funding Options for Stuck Companies

How To Build a Business That Attracts Growth-Focused Buyers

When Growth Stalls: Can Private Equity Reignite Momentum?

Growth Without Dilution: Is It Possible?

Quiet Acquisitions: Why Some Sellers Go Off-Market

Cash vs. Equity: Taking the Right Deal Terms

What PE Firms Think About Your Customer Churn

Caps, Collars & Ratchets: Because Plain-English Deal Terms Are Boring

Management Incentive Plans That Don’t Backfire (Much)

Voting Rights in Preferred Equity: Democracy or Just Decor?

Debt Hurdles and Equity Kicks: The Strip-Mining of Cash Flow

409A Valuations: Fiction Disguised as Compliance

The Integration Plan You Swore You’d Write (But Didn’t)

Purchase Price Allocation: Where Accountants Get Revenge

Mid-Market M&A: Same Drama, Fewer Zeroes

How To Spot an Overengineered Deal Before It Implodes

Negative Working Capital Targets: Because Who Needs Liquidity Anyway?

Why No One Trusts Pro Forma Numbers—and They’re Right

CAP Tables: Where Dilution Goes to Hide

Data Rooms: Digital Graveyards for Seller Secrets

Debt Stacks: Where Risk Gets Rebranded

Quality of Earnings: Where PE Finds Its Excuses

Normalizing EBITDA: The Magic Trick Buyers Hate

How To Buy a Dumpster Fire and Call It Synergy

How To Walk Away From a Bad M&A Deal

DCF Models: Still Useful or Just Excel Cosplay?

How To Win in M&A Without Being the Smartest Person in the Room

10 Common Pitfalls When Purchasing a Business

Private Equity’s Playbook: How They Buy Low, Sell High, and Sleep at Night

Post-Merger Integration: Where Good Deals Go to Die

Why 70% of M&A Deals Fail – and How To Be in the 30%

SPACs: Just Another Way to Overpay for a Mediocre Business?

The Hidden Power of Seller Financing in Mergers and Acquisitions

Escrows, Earnouts, and Other Ways Buyers Avoid Paying You Upfront

Why Strategic Buyers Pay More – And How to Convince Them You’re Worth It

Stock vs. Asset Sale: Why the IRS and Your Lawyer Hate Each Other

Mid-Market Businesses Are the New Unicorns – Here’s Why

The ‘Silent Killers’ of Your Business Valuation (and How To Fix Them Before It’s Too Late)

EBITDA Adjustments: Because Your Business Is Worth More When You Get Creative

Negotiation Tactics That Make Private Equity Sweat

Synergies Are a Lie (Unless You Actually Know What You’re Doing)

Selling Your Business? Here’s How To Get Top Dollar Without Getting Screwed

Why That ‘Great Deal’ Isn’t So Great: The Hidden Landmines in M&A Valuations

Leveraged Buyouts: When You Want to Buy a Business With Someone Else’s Money

Due Diligence: The Art of Finding the Skeletons in the Closet Before You Buy

Buying a Business? Congrats, You Just Married a Stranger – Here’s How to Survive

Why You Shouldn’t Sell Your Business (Yet)

Top 5 Investment Goals: A Quick Guide

Building Value Before Exit: A Practical Guide for Business Owners

Different Auction Approaches for Sell-Side M&A

COVID-19 M&A Activity Impact 2020

A Close Look at Investment Banker Fees in Mergers & Acquisitions

Why Search Funds Deserve More Trust Than You Expect

Deal Capital Partners Launch MergersAndAcquisitions.net

Five Business Valuation Boosters Before Selling Your Business

Acquisition Pros and Cons: Pros and Cons of Buy-side M&A

5 Reasons Why Your Business Won't Sell

Motivations for Pursuing Growth by Mergers & Acquisitions: The Seven “C” Incentives for Doing a Deal

Is Your Cap Table Scaring Off Investors?

Navigating Control: How Much Power Do You Give Up With Investment?

What It Really Means to Be “PE-Ready”

The Role of Culture in Post-Acquisition Success

The Rise of Roll-Ups: Opportunity or Risk?

Should You Take Capital or Keep Bootstrapping?

Owner Fatigue is a Hidden Exit Signal

From Operator to Owner: Shifting Your Role Pre-Sale

The Art of the Partial Exit

Strategic Hires That Attract Investors

Growth Equity vs. Control Equity: Know the Difference

Timing the Market vs. Timing Your Business

PE Backing: Power Move or Loss of Control?

How Long Does a Deal Really Take? A Friendly Look at M&A Timelines

Inside the Mind of a PE Buyer

How To Spot Red Flags in Investor Offers

M&A Recession Considerations: Preparing for Growth & a Future Exit After a Market Downturn

Why Growth Without Strategy Can Hurt Your Business Valuation

The Silent Deal Killers in Small Business Acquisitions

How Tech & AI Are Changing Private Equity and M&A

What Rising Interest Rates Mean for Business Sales and Acquisitions

Brutalities of the Buy-Side: Some Areas That Make Buy-Side M&A So Difficult

How Minority Investments Can Fuel Growth Without Giving Up Control

How Small Businesses Are Becoming the Hottest Targets for Private Equity

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