Recognizing the strong momentum in the market, most brokers and M&A advisors are reporting optimism for the rest of 2021. There was a much more positive outlook for rising deal activity for the quarter ahead. Likewise, advisors also expect lifts in valuation. Source: IBBA & M&A Source Market Pulse 2021… Read More »2021 Q2: Expectations for new clients in the next 3 months, 5-point scale
The current M&A market is incredibly active, with North American deal volume hitting near-record peaks. Buyers, constrained by a relatively low number of sellers who went to market during the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to search for expansion and growth opportunities. Source: IBBA & M&A Source Market Pulse 2021 Q2 (published… Read More »2021 Q2: Seller Sentiment Increasing
According to InBusiness: Arizona Recovers 100% of Private Sector Jobs since April 2020, Says State Report Arizona is experiencing the third-fastest job recovery in the nation inbusinessPHX.com Less than a year and a half after the initial economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona has already recovered more than 100… Read More »Arizona nonfarm employment increased by 162,400 jobs
For Buyers in the $2 to $50 Million Benchmark/Purchase Price, Financials barely edged out Revenue and Management Team/Key Employees for the top spot. Keeping close to the top, the next 3 tied in importance for buyers: Employees–longevity, loyalty and work ethic, Customer Concentration, and Operations. Source: IBBA & M&A Source… Read More »2021 Q2: Due diligence factors ranked by importance to buyers: Between $2 million and $50 million in Benchmark/Purchase Price
Due diligence concerns ranking at the bottom of the list were marketing, regulations, taxes, insurance, cyber/data security, real estate, and IT for buyers in the less than $2M in Asking/Purchase Price. Source: IBBA & M&A Source Market Pulse 2021 Q2 (published 8/18/2021) #DeltaBusinessAdvisors #MergersandAcquisitions #BusinessBrokers #MandAMarket #DailyBusinessAcumen #MASource #IBBA #MarketPulse… Read More »2021 Q2: Due diligence factors ranked by importance to buyers: < $2 million in Asking/Purchase Price
As outlined in Statista: In 2001, Apple’s total revenue amounted to $5.36 billion but came with a loss of $25 million. For the fiscal year that ended September 26, 2020, Apple posted a net profit of $57.4 billion on revenue of $274.5 billion, meaning the company managed to maintain an… Read More »Apple’s Incredible Growth
According to Axios: Producer prices increased by more than expected in August, a reminder that inflation pressures continue to linger in the economy. Why it matters: Producer prices reflect what businesses pay for the materials that go into the goods they eventually sell to their customers. While businesses will make an… Read More »Producer Prices Are Still Moving Up At An Alarming Rate
According to Axios Markets: America saw the worst recession on record (albeit the shortest). But stay-at-home orders that limited what consumers could spend on paired with stimulus funds that went toward paying down debt helped lift the average credit score — a phenomenon that cut across all generations. Some may… Read More »Credit Scores Are Still Increasing
According to the Phoenix Business Journal: More than 653,000 Californians moved to another state in 2019, while about 480,000 people moved here from elsewhere in the country, according to data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. (The 2020 numbers aren’t available, but analyses of other 2020 data sets have… Read More »Fleeing the Golden State
AZ estimated 6.6% jobless rate in July remains above pre-pandemic levels, but significantly LESS than the pandemic high of 14.2%. Unemployment rates may not be improving as quickly is partly due to the increased number of workers in the labor market, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics… Read More »Arizona Labor Gains