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Remarkable Buyer Responses
Perfect Score Technologies (PST), a Dallas glass processing equipment manufacturer, was sold by Kasper & Associates (K&A) for 17.2% above list price. During K&A’s marketing efforts, 104 private investors and strategic buyers signed Non-Disclosure Agreements. This exceptional response is a clear indication that the market for Texas companies is “off the charts”. Critical Factors which […]
Buyer-Side Search
Kasper & Associates has been retained by an Industrial Supply Company in Texas seeking a strategic acquisition. Some operational parameters of interest to the buyer include, but are not necessarily limited to the following: Industrial, maintenance, janitorial and manufacturing supplies and/or equipment providers Operations in Texas and/or Oklahoma Preferred Annual Sales Revenue: $5.0 to 20.0 […]
Harvest Supply Company Sold to BWI
BWI Companies, Inc. of Nash, Texas has acquired substantially all the assets of Fort Worth, Texas-based Harvest Supply Company. Harvest’s storied history dates back to 1939 when brothers William P. Cranz and Gus E. Cranz founded Harvest Seed Company, a retail store offering seeds, grains and gardening products on 7th Street west of downtown Fort […]
Cronin Masonry Supply Sold to Alliance Materials
Alliance Materials, Inc. of Keller, Texas (www.alliancematerials.com), a holding of Brickstone Development, L.P., has acquired Cronin Masonry Supply, Inc. of Weatherford, Texas. With this acquisition Alliance has positioned itself in the most rapidly growing area of the D/FW Metroplex. Cronin’s history dates back to 1997 when Joe Cronin progressed from being a brick/stone mason to […]
Walden’s Distributing Sold to Rugby Architectural Building Products
Rugby Architectural Building Products of Concord, New Hampshire has acquired Walden’s Distributing, Inc. located on Airport Freeway in Fort Worth, Texas. With this acquisition, Rugby now has twenty distribution centers across the country and two locations serving the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Walden’s history in Fort Worth dates back to 1953 when cabinetmaker Marion Walden began […]
A Busy Second Half
From our friends at CMF Associates, who expect M&A activity to increase in the final two quarters of 2013. Be sure to click on the link to the survey results. ___________________________________________ A Busy Second Half At the end of April, we attended the national mergers & acquisitions conference, ACG InterGrowth, in Orlando and learned that […]
Retiring Baby Boomers Are Selling Their Small Businesses
There has been a lot of speculation of when retiring Baby Boomer business owners would cause a significant increase in deal flow. While we may be seeing the beginning of that trend, there are still many more buyers than sellers in today’s market. K&A has seen that good businesses that go on the market today […]
Who Will Buy My Company?
One of the benefits our clients have is that Kasper & Associates provides access to all classifications of buyer prospects: individuals, financial and strategic buyers. We maintain relationships with qualified buyers and know how best to position a company for sale to them. Article from Divestopedia.com. *************************************** Who Will Buy My Company? By Scott Yoder Takeaway: Develop […]
What to Do When Approached by a Private Equity Group
According to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council, there are now 2,670 private equity firms headquartered in the United States. As the number of private equity groups (PEG’s) has grown, competition for acquisition targets has also increased. This is good news for business sellers, especially in today’s marketplace where so many PEG’s have excess cash, […]
Good Luck Finding a Growing Business to Buy
A good review of the entrepreneurial mind-set a successful buyer must have. Written by Richard Parker, President & Founder of Diomo Corp.: Good Luck Finding a Growing Business to Buy The single biggest unknown that prospective business buyers face is determining what the business will become after they take over as a new owner. […]
