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Lambert’s Ornamental Iron Sold
Lambert’s Ornamental Iron of Haltom City, Texas has been purchased by Lambert Forge, LLC, a newly formed holding company owned by entrepreneur and investor Tim Andres. Founded in 1984 by Jimmy Lambert, the company specializes in the design, fabrication and installation of metal fences, gates, railings, stairs and steel structures. Lambert’s caters to high-end residential […]
Veterans Day 2024
K&A salutes all who have served and the family members that support them. Land of the free…because of the Brave. Special tribute here.
America’s New Millionaire Class: Plumbers and HVAC Entrepreneurs
K&A has both experience in selling residential construction companies and relationships with buyers interested in acquiring them. When the time is right to sell your company, the M&A specialists at K&A are here to help find the best suitor for you. From the Wall Street Journal America’s New Millionaire Class: Plumbers and HVAC Entrepreneurs Private […]
Steps to Selling Your Business
K&A has published a short presentation entitled “Steps to Selling Your Business…or…’How to Spend More Time on the Golf Course and Less Time Worrying About Your Financial Future’”, a lighthearted primer on a serious subject. We use a golf theme to address common perceptions and misconceptions about the sale of a business with the hopes […]
Entrepreneur Grief
Friend of the firm, Shane Bender, Founder of Bender CFO Services, writes about the emotions many business owners face when battling challenging circumstances. A Fractional CFO Talks about Entrepreneur Grief As a business owner, have you lost a major client or an employee or experienced a drought due to not getting many new customers? Maybe […]
The Economy: Bear, Bull or Deer?
If your career is in finance, banking or in manufacturing and distribution entities in Texas you most likely know that people want to do business here. Of our two most recent transactions, the companies were sold to investors who had migrated to Texas. Today’s economic environment in states other than Texas is a rollercoaster few […]
Matchmaking Business Specialists
MATCHMAKING BUSINESS SPECIALISTS At some point owners of closely held businesses, regardless of size, begin to think seriously about selling their ownership. Reasons can be quite varied – estate planning, poor health, changing competitive environment, desire to “cash out” and do something else, etc., etc. When “Someday I’m going to sell this place” becomes “I […]
Diss Inheritance: What if Your Kids Don’t Want the Family Business?
From business.com Diss Inheritance: What if Your Kids Don’t Want the Family Business? In the coming decades, some $53 trillion in assets are expected to be passed down from baby boomers to their heirs, including family businesses — think restaurants, retail, and local services — that younger generations may not necessarily be interested in taking […]
When Your Commercial Deal Isn’t a Commercial Deal At All
For our Commercial Real Estate friends, K&A is happy to be a resource for your clients when they need to sell more than a building. We’ve assisted many realtors whose clients need market data about the value of their business, or who need an M&A professional to sell the business. From Texas Realtor magazine Written […]
Earnouts 101
Buyers love earnouts, but sellers don’t. Here’s a primer on one of the most difficult to negotiate aspects of an acquisition. By Evan Tarver From Investopedia.com: Earnout: Definition, How It Works, Example, Pros and Cons What Is an Earnout? An earnout is a contractual provision stating that the seller of a business is to obtain […]