Wow! What an inspirational presentation by Noelle Pikus Pace at this morning’s Accelerent Breakfast Here are my key takeaways from today’s presentation, paraphrased and summarized: Noelle’s insights were both inspiring and a great reminder of the principles we can apply in both our personal and professional lives.
I’m honored to be part of the Advisory CEO Club at Integro Bank and participate in the incredible monthly events. Last night, we had a fantastic fireside chat (minus the fireplace!) featuring successful women entrepreneurs. Kimber Lanning (Local First), Jamie Reardon Evans (Find Your Influence), Maria Schuld (FIS), and Monica… Read More »Integro CEO Club
I wanted to thank monica for inviting us to her induction into the Most Influential Women of Arizona 2024. We were joined by: Annette Anderson, Joe Dunn, Sean Anderson, Olivia Limon, Melissa Swader, Lisa Riley, Kim Mehring, Theresa Valade, David Valade.
Thank you Jerry and Jim for a great partners meeting. It was a pleasure to spend time with you all: Scott Zychowiski, Karen Bottesch, Jim Fellenz, Jerry Ullman, Jen Cheap-Overall, Greg Brown, Marc Pierce, Andy Polito, Daniel Schmaltz, Brett Helgeson, and Stephen Wisner
Over the last eight quarters, private equity has captured an average 41% of the deals in this sector while strategics accounted for 40% of buyers (see figure below)
The average time to sell a Main Street business varies from 7 to 9 months. Businesses in the LowerMiddle Market, however, saw an uptick in time to sell. Businesses in the $5M-$50M sector took 13months to sell, on average. That matches the peak average reported during the pandemic.
Seller financing accounted for 15%-17% or more of most deals in Q4 2024. For deals valued between $5 million to $50 million, earnouts (6%) and retained equity (3%) also played a meaningful role in financing.
Cash at close includes senior debt and buyer equity. Seller financing accounted for 15%-17% or more of most deals in Q4 2024. For deals valued between $5 million to $50 million, earnouts (6%) and retained equity (3%) also played a meaningful role in financing.
We had an amazing lunch at Heidi’s Catering today! Tanya, Jillian, and the team outdid themselves with a wonderful meal shared with fellow executives. It was fantastic to hear updates on different industries and insights into local and national markets. Thank you, Heidi’s Catering, for the delightful experience! So great… Read More »Heidi’s Catering Accelerent Meeting and Round Table
Many businesses have systems that have been in place for a long time. And some of those systems are outdated and costly. And if you ask the business owners why they do things that way, the answer might be “well, it made perfect sense at the time” or “I don’t… Read More »Tip #066 Hmm, not really sure why we do it that way…