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Growing Business Value When Times Are Tough
Courtesy of Mike Benedict, BOK Financial Growing Business Value When Times Are Tough In times of great uncertainty or disruption, some business owners will panic and bury their heads in the sand. Some will sit tight and wait for things to settle down. But others will try to create opportunity and future growth. Which will […]
What Happens When Private-Equity Firms Start Making Deals Again?
From KelloggInsight What Happens When Private-Equity Firms Start Making Deals Again? There will be more buyout opportunities, but fewer on-site visits will make due diligence more difficult. The coronavirus has caused much of the world to press a giant pause button—on social gatherings, on routine medical procedures, on sitting in classrooms. And private equity is […]
The Art of an Oil Deal
Although it’s nice filling up my gas tank for less than $20, Texans understand that low oil prices mean difficult times for many companies involved in and those employed by the oil & gas industry. Actions taken by Saudi Arabia and Russia over the past several months along with the steep falloff in demand due […]
How Coronavirus Is Impacting Lower Middle Market M&A Activity
From Axial.netMeghan Daniels Last week, Axial convened a virtual roundtable of members to review the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on lower middle market business owners, M&A activity, and dealmaking. We assembled specialist and generalist investment bankers, corporate buyers and private equity investors (eight in total) to cut across the LMM and understand reactions to […]
Woodie Woods Plumbing Company Sold
* * F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E * * A group of local investors formed Woodie Woods Plumbing, LLC and has acquired the assets of Waters Plumbing, Inc., the corporate entity operating Fort Worth’s historic Woodie Woods Plumbing. Founded in 1954 […]
K&A Adopt-A-River
Kasper & Associates is proud to support the Tarrant Regional Water District’s Adopt-A-River program. Enjoy the Trinity Trails, especially the Overton Park Channel south of the Clearfork of the Trinity River.
Merry Christmas!
From the K&A Family to yours, have a blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year! “O Holy Night” solo with piano
Achieving True Success
While working with hundreds of clients during our firm’s 35 years, I’ve learned a lot about how our top clients achieved true success with their companies. One observation has stood out – there were no overnight successes. Two entrepreneurs who did not realize true success “overnight” at their companies are the following: James Dyson is […]
Selling to Junior: How Private Equity Can Fund Family Succession and Foster Success
The author provides a comprehensive overview of issues related to passing a family business from one generation to another. He also proposes a scenario where private equity is used to facilitate the transition. Keep in mind that most private equity groups require an EBIT-DA greater than $1 million. If your business is smaller than that, […]
35 Years
Kasper & Associates Market Update 35 Years In 1984, while federal politicians and national media folks continued a decade old prediction of a global cooling catastrophe (sound familiar to global warming?), Kasper & Associates was launched. During the Winter of K&A’s first year, my son Layne (who is now Managing Partner) and I walked across […]