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DEAL STREET Reader, Happy Friday! These days, there's a ton of info out there about buying, selling, or merging small businesses. With so many baby boomers retiring soon (what people call the "silver tsunami"), everyone's trying to look like an expert in these deals. How do you know who's giving you solid advice? How do you separate the posers from the closers? A great way is to check if they're actually closing deals themselves. If your source isn't doing deals then they really don't know...
DEAL STREET Does Instability Impact Multiples? Reader, The obvious answer would seem to be yes. That makes sense. Instability impacts interest rates, economic conditions, trade agreements, supply chains, etc. All of these impact a small business significantly and can impact the bottom line. The bottom line helps define value. All of this is true. The data, however, shows that despite the uncertainty that may exist in the world, small business valuation multiples tend to stay relatively the...
Deal Street Digest DEAL STREET M&A SPECIALISTS INFORMATION RESOURCES Reader, I thought you might find this story interesting. It's relevant on a number of levels. I recently had a deal in progress for $1.5mm on a building supply business, which included the business' real estate. The buyer - "John Doe" - was savvy and had experience in buying & selling businesses. He had recently sold a prior business which he had owned for only 15 months. When I asked why he sold it after only 15 months, he...