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Has Your Acquisition Been a Success? Private Equity Vs Public Company Comparison.

by Ian Smith | Feb 9, 2023 | Acquisitions

Acquisitions are often a graveyard of failed dreams. It’s not the fact they didn’t close. Sure, you got the deal done but so what. I’m talking about the deals that close but never deliver the value forecasted in the business case. Here is a little comparison to think...

Merging Two Private Companies – Why, How and Benefits

by Ian Smith | Jan 23, 2017 | Acquisitions

It’s tough scaling a private company. Organic growth can take decades to achieve critical mass. Say you get to $5m in sales and you can produce a compound annual growth of 10%. It takes 10 years to get to $13m. Is $13m critical mass in an industry? Probably not,...