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
IPO’s are heating up as we are heading into 2022. As Outlined by Axios: After being at the center of the meme stock trade, Reddit filed paperwork with the SEC for its own IPO late Wednesday. It’s hoping for a $15 billion-plus valuation, according to Reuters. What to watch: A… Read More »IPO Activity Up
As we keep importing more goods traffic is going through the roof. As outlined by Axios: Consumer demand continues to push U.S. ports to new limits, Axios’ Hope King writes. The push to get goods onshore now comes from retailers wanting to get ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday… Read More »Port Traffic At Record Levels
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.8 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, this is usually a forecast of consumer price increases coming in the future. As outlined by Axios: An index of wholesale prices rose 9.6% compared to a year ago, its largest annual gain since the government… Read More »November Producer Price index
Often overlooked by business owners UNTIL the time of a sale are contracts…and believe me, it significantly impacts the value of your company on whether or not contracts are assignable. You do not want to negotiate assignability at time of sale! This may open the door for customers/suppliers to highjack your… Read More »Are Your Contracts Assignable
Americans are not stupid, the number one indication of a good economy is how much they can purchase with their cash. The survey from The Economist/YouGov and article from Axios: A new poll is the latest sign that while jobs numbers are good and the stock market may be at… Read More »Indication of A Good Economy
Great customer service is what keeps customers coming back, this graph gives a good overview along with the below articles from Zendesk Blog: 1. More than 65% of people have higher expectations for customer service today than they did three to five years ago. (Netomi) Based on this stat, brands… Read More »Opinion of Good Customer Service
Overwhelmingly getting custom base was the number one reason. Then Labor and finally Revenues and Cash Flow.