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Upbeat Merger & Acquisition Forecast
June 28, 2011 by ACT
Mergermarket and Merrill DataSite combined to produce a new survey of the nature of deal-making in the next 12-24 months....
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Exit Preparation
Mixed Signals: Multiples in the Middle Market vs. the Main Street Market
June 22, 2011 by ACT
A rising tide lifts all boats they say, but the little boats aren’t floating quite as high as the bigger...
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market update
Business Value vs. Price vs. Seller Proceeds
June 13, 2011 by ACT
Business owners sometimes mix up the concepts of value and price, and have trouble relating these two different concepts to...
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Dr. K. Perry Campbell named AM&AA 2009 Member of the Year
April 23, 2011 by ACT
The Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors® (AM&AA) announced today that Dr. K. Perry Campbell of ACT Consultants, Inc. was...
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Profitable business
Top reasons why most businesses are sold LESS than their full value
March 9, 2011 by ACT
Businesses are started for a variety of reasons. It is a rare entrepreneur who goes into business with the express...
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m&a transaction services, mergers & acquisitions
Deal Closing Rates and Multiples Increase in 2nd Half of 2009
March 4, 2010 by ACT
The annualized closing rates for merger and acquisition transactions among private companies increased in the second half of 2009 and...
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m&a advisory firms, sell side, buy side
Average M&A Deal Size Increases, Deal Volume Drops
August 25, 2009 by ACT
Merger and acquisition transactions among private companies are down 58 percent, while deal size increased 73 percent, according to a...
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