Added on December 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Many aspirational buyers are overconfident in what they believe differentiates them from every other firm out there and focus exclusively on what they are looking for in a seller, failing to appreciate how much competition exits and not taking an objective look at themselves from the seller’s perspective. Especially in a seller’s market such as this, it’s critical that buyers take a hard look at their own firms and honestly answer this question: Why should a seller choose my firm?
Added on December 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: RIA growth is "not being realized," Pershing Advisor Solutions' Mark Tibergien said at the MarketCounsel Summit.
Added on November 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: From aging advisors, to low-cost online competition, to more strict regulatory requirements increasing the overall cost of doing business, savvy buyers are able to capitalize on these trends in order to grow assets and acquire talent through aggressive inorganic growth strategies.
Added on November 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Mergers and acquisitions have become a popular business strategy for companies looking to expand into new markets or territories, gain a competitive edge, or acquire new technologies and skill sets.
Added on November 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: It’s easy to criticize valuation clauses in most buy-sell agreements (BSAs) as being inadequate, too cookie-cutter. They can be. It’s much more difficult to suggest an adequate and cost-conscious alternative to the go-to remedy: a full-blown valuation from a credentialed business appraiser.
