Small IPOs Boosted by Laws to Encourage Small Businesses
A new post by The Wall Street Journal looks at what many hope to be a renaissance in small IPOs as a result of Reg A+. Reg A+ is just on...
M&A Professionals Predict Interest-Rate Stress in Lower Middle Market
According to the 2017 Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project, nearly two-thirds of M&A experts predict that a rising interest...
First Quarter 2017 -- OTC MicroCap M&A Report
In the first quarter of 2017, 121 microcap issuers listed on the OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTCPINK announced M&A transactions. The combined...
How to Generate Acquisition Deal Flow From Investment Banks
A recent post on the Axial Forum said that "For strategic acquirers, creating and nurturing relationships with bankers is key to building...
First Quarter 2017 -- Listed MicroCap M&A Report
In the first quarter of 2017, 93 microcap issuers listed on the NASDAQ, NYSE, or NYSE Mkt announced M&A transactions. The combined...
First Quarter 2017 OTC Graduate Report
Fifteen issuers uplisted from the OTC Markets to a senior exchange in the first quarter of 2017. The majority of graduates were revenue...
Operating vs. Acquiring - What Occasional Acquirers Need To Know
For some companies, acquisitions are the center of their growth strategies. For others, acquisitions are an occasional strategic move....
Snap's 9 Pivotal Pre-IPO Acquisitions
According to Josh Constine, Editor-At-Large for TechCrunch, "Most of Snap’s top products came from acquisitions". From selfie lenses to...
Why You Should Acquire A Profitable Business (and how to do it)
Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff, professors at Harvard Business School, are experts on an overlooked entrepreneurial path: buying a...
January 2017 Averaged $6.1 Billion in M&A Deals PER DAY
According to PitchBook, M&A deals announced last month represent $189.22 billion in total value, some $33.92 billion more than January...
