If you're a business owner, you know that retirement is one of the main goals of running a successful company. After all, 75% of business owners equate the sale of their business with retirement. However, many will miss their window based on their state of readiness...
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Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks [Q2 2022]
JD Merit is thrilled to once again be recognized among the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks. We’re honored to serve so many clients by delivering market-leading outcomes.
Tech Sector M&A is Expected to Remain Active Throughout the Year
M&A deals nationally and globally last year were the highest on record, with tech as the leading sector.
Net Promoter Score 2022
Not only do we survey our clients anonymously, but we also survey buyers of our clients’ companies.
M&A Panel Discussion
2022 Banking & Finance Visionaries
Each of the selected senior-level executives demonstrated success and accomplishment during the last 24 months along with leadership in their organizations, while impacting change within their communities.
Mergers & Acquisitions Awards 2022
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Managing Risk, Education, M&A, M&A Education & Market, Exit Planning
Despite most Middle market firms performing well compared to their larger publicly traded compadres, Interest rates, inflation, and other global considerations are pressurizing M&A values. The anecdote for business owners seeking to exit will be creating space...
Managing Emotions in an M&A Deal
Industry Insights, Managing Risk, Education, M&A, M&A Education & Market
When you’re gearing up for—or are in the middle of—the sale or merger of your private company, you are putting yourself into an elite group of entrepreneurs who are achieving what many others have failed to do. Pursuing an exit is hard. It’s even harder when you are...
Business as “Unusual” – 5 Things To Survive the Next Quarter
Owner Considerations, Growth Capital, Exit Planning, Restructuring & Special Situations, Value Creation, Industry Insights, Managing Risk, M&A
1. Retention is the new growth. In a shrinking revenue environment, smart companies must ensure they keep their existing customers happy. Objectively, many companies do not have the time (or cash) to pursue new business which is a riskier pursuit than keeping your...
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Business Valuation, Education, Exit Planning, M&A, M&A Education & Market, Managing Risk, Owner Considerations, Sell-side, Strategic Advisory, Value Creation
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How to Avoid Deal Killers
Buy-side, Cross-Border M&A, Education, Exit Planning, M&A, M&A Education & Market, Managing Risk, Owner Considerations, Sell-side
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Thinking ahead about restructuring before you need it
Industry Insights, IP & Patents, M&A, Managing Risk, Owner Considerations
Restructuring is typically not on the tip of the tongues of CEO’s that are running profitable companies. However, we can take a page from restructuring to address the current market and position many companies find themselves in today. “Sometimes the best offense is a...