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Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Sacramento - Exit Strategies Group Inc.

Exit Strategies experts in developing and implementing your merger or  acquisition strategy and accelerate transactions. Most of our M&A projects are full-scope business sale engagements. We can conduct industry research, provide business valuations, identify and contact target companies, make offers and negotiate, organize due diligence, evaluate responsive targets, and etc. Visit https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/ma-transaction-advisory-services for more information. 

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5 Ways to Make Your Business More Sellable

It was time. After 30 years of running their small 25-employee company, Frank and Martha were ready to retire to the Oregon Coast. To their surprise, after a 12-month listing with a business broker, there were just a few interested parties and no offers. Instead of enjoying retirement, Frank and Martha are now a year older and no closer to retirement. For them, preparing to sell was an after-thought.

Regretfully, this scenario plays out often. Many small companies aren’t in shape to sell. This post offers tips for building a more marketable company. Get to know 5 ways to make your business more sellable by reading the full post here - https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/ways-to-make-business-more-sellable

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How Key Employees Factor into a Business Sale

One of the negotiations we get involved with as M&A advisors are the retention of key employees. Nearly every private business in every industry has a few “indispensable” employees. Before taking a company to market, we work with clients to evaluate key-person dependence and develop strategies for retaining key employees. This article offers help in identifying key employees in your business. To learn more or to discuss a potential business sale or acquisition need, give Al Statz a call at 707-781-8580. Visit here- https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/how-key-employees-factor-into-business-sale

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Exit Strategies Group, Inc. is an M&A brokerage and business valuation services firm serving closely-held businesses from offices in California and Portland Oregon. Our seasoned M&A brokers and accredited valuation experts are all former business owners and accomplished business executives. https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/

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Exit Strategies helps family and closely-held business owners maximize value in a sale process, complete successful management buyouts, and grow through acquisition. 

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Failing to Plan Your Exit is Planning to Fail

Ben Franklin is credited with saying, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” And Warren Buffet once said, “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” Both of these sayings are great reminders for business owners looking to exit.

For most business owners, their company is a complex and illiquid investment that represents the lion’s share of their net worth. It also represents their life’s work and a legacy worth protecting. Getting their exit right takes some planning. Contact Al Statz at 707-781-8580 or email alstatz@existrategiesgroup.com for more information on simple and straightforward business preparation. We can coordinate with and introduce you to the other professionals you’ll need. As always, everything we discuss will remain confidential. Read the entire article- https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/failing-to-exit-plan-is-planning-to-fail

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Exit Strategies seasoned M&A brokers and accredited valuation experts serve clients in multiple industries from offices in the North San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley/San Jose, Sacramento and Orange County California and Portland, Oregon.

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Exit Strategies Advises Olympus Controls on Sale to Applied

Exit Strategies Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that Olympus Controls Corp. has been acquired by Applied Industrial Technologies.  We represented Olympus and its shareholders as their exclusive M&A advisor. Read our entire post: https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/olympus-controls-sale-applied-industrial-technologies

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Does Size Matter in Business Valuation?

As a business broker I hear lots of interesting comments and questions about the value of businesses. Recently a business owner said to me, “Peet’s Coffee, (Nasdaq:PEET) trades for 20 times earnings, so should I be able to sell my Mike’s Coffee Company for that?” It’s a great question. Besides brand recognition and the liquidity of public vs. private company shares, size is the obvious difference between Peet’s and Mike’s. So how much does the size of a company and its earnings affect valuation multiples? Quite a lot as it turns out.  Smaller companies tend to sell at lower multiples of most financial measures than larger companies in the same industry. The following table illustrates the relationship between two price multiples and company revenues, using data from a study of thousands of sales of small and very small businesses across all industries:

Exit Strategies Group, Inc., is a business brokerage, mergers, acquisitions and valuation firm serving closely-held businesses in Northern California. Call us at +1 707-778-2040 or visit here https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/size-matter-business-valuation for more details.

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To find out how Exit Strategies can help you complete a successful business sale, spin-off, merger or acquisition, contact President Al Statz at 707-781-8580, alstatz@exitstrategiesgroup.com.

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Buy Low, Sell High

Timing is everything. Almost everyone is familiar with the world’s greatest tip to stock investors, “buy low, sell high.” These simple words of wisdom are equally useful to private business owners; however, sage advice is not always easy to follow in the same moment you’re reaping the benefits of high profitability.

While many aspects of your business are unpredictable, certain things can be predicted with fairly good accuracy; for example, the movement of tides, and the usefulness of simple stock advice. Buy low, sell high. Read the entire article: https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/buy-low-sell-high

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Does Your M&A Advisor have a Stamp of Approval?

When choosing a business broker, M&A advisor, investment banker or transaction intermediary to sell your company it’s wise to consider their professional designations.  Having one or more designations from the right professional organization provides validation that the individual is committed to his or her craft and has sufficient experience to manage a complex sale transaction.

If you are interested in better understanding this subject or in selling your business, visit at https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/does-your-ma-advisor-have-a-stamp-of-approval

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How to Build a Sellable Construction Business. Get information here: https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/how-to-build-a-sellable-construction-business

SHOULD I BUY AN EXISTING BUSINESS OR START A NEW ONE ?

This age old question is much like the question, should I buy an existing house or build a new one.  Each choice comes with pluses and minuses, and everyone needs to do their own arithmetic.

Some thoughts about starting a new business are:

1.      It’s really all about you, reflects your personality and allows you to set the tone and create your own brand.

2.      If you are a solo or if it’s just you and one or two employees you, if you don’t do it, it doesn’t get done.  This means you sell it, you make it, you ship it, you bill it, and you do your best to collect the money you have coming.  This means you’re working 80 hours a week.

3.      This also means you will have the sense of pride of seeing your baby grow into a real business, develop return customers who appreciate what you are doing and trying to accomplish, and having these customers become your friends.

Some thoughts about buying an existing business:

1.      It should come with an existing customer base, employee who may need less if any training, and an established list of vendors.  If you are buying a successful business, these things maybe wonderful.  Sometimes you will have to overcome the bad reputation of the business, retrain or fire the employees who may be part of the problem of why the business wasn’t successful, and disgruntled vendors may want you to pay the seller’s back bills even though you may not be legally obligated to do so.

2.      The business will come with furniture, fixtures, inventory and orders that need to be filled.  None of them may be the best or exactly what you’re looking for, but their value has been discounted and this saves you money in getting started.

3.      The longer the existing business has actually been in business, the higher the probability that you will be successful.

Ron Axelrod

December 10, 2010

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Do investment bankers, M&A advisors, business brokers and transaction intermediaries actually add value? And if so, how? Visit here https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/investment-bankers-ma-advisors-business-brokers-transaction-intermediaries-actually-add-value for more information!

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Wonderful information!  #ExitStrategies can find the right debt and/or equity partner to finance your merger or acquisition. https://www.exitstrategiesgroup.com/ma-transaction-advisory-services

Why Mergers and Acquisitions Are Good For Business.

Growing of business can take very many shapes and means. There are a number of methods at your disposal that will ensure that the performance of your business is optimized. In case of a business that is slowly spiraling down, then it is possible to have it revived through a merger or acquisition. You need to understand that this method of acquisition and merging can also be used in case you need to further enhance productivity of two performing firms. Some of the advantages of mergers and acquisitions are as follows. A merger or acquisition will allow you to pool together various skills from various qualified staff.  Read more about Mergers and Acquisitions from Eli Global owner.  As there is the merging of new skills, talents and intelligence, you will realize that you will be able to fully handle and operate various departments even better. Given that there is a cross-over of employees, you are guaranteed of getting the best skills under one roof. This will lead to more efficiency and effectiveness. Productivity as well as quality will also be richly enhanced. You will also realize that various engagements can be handled at once, and thereby ending up saving more time. Mergers and acquisitions will often allow the first to access a wider market and a bigger client base. With this, you will have a bigger market share. While at it, you need to remember that there will be diversification of products due to the difference in what the two companies produce. Your goals will be reached faster and your distribution channels will also immensely grow. Also, you will be able to utilize all production capacity that may have not been put to use by either of the firms.  To read more about Mergers and Acquisitions, visit Eli Global. The new products from either of the companies can easily be distributed through existing channels and therefore, there will be no instances of too many complications. Mergers and acquisitions will often mean that there are various budgets that can be shared. Sharing of these budgets will truly cut down on costs as well as improve on purchasing power. Reduction in costs is more likely to increase profits for the business. It is in the same breath that the firm will realize reduction in competition. Merging of related firms or firms from the same industry will actually actualize this. Combination of resources and reduction of costs will be the ultimate propulsion to firm’s organic growth. Learn more from https://www.britannica.com/topic/merger.