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4 Trends Impacting Dealflow Quality and Price

Keeping up with trends in private equity, this article delves into factors affecting today’s market.   With regards to the idea that new boutique business brokers and investment bankers prefer to deal with a small group of buyers, Kasper & Associates takes a much different approach.  It is our practice to reach out to a […]

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Video: Layne Kasper on Preparing a Business for Sale

Friend of the firm, Roger Whitney with WWK Wealth Advisors, brought in Managing Partner Layne Kasper to provide his clients information about preparing their businesses for sale. Click here to watch the video.

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Private equity industry closes 2013 with record highs of “dry powder”

This article speaks to a theme we’ve been echoing for a few years now — good companies for sale in today’s market will have significant interest from a wide range of buyers. From the Venture Capital Post: ******************************** Private equity industry closes 2013 with record highs of “dry powder” By Nicel Jane Avellana “Dry powder” […]

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Testimonial

Two business owners recently approached Kasper & Associates about selling their company.  Senior Associate Tony Ford performed a preliminary analysis and determined that it would not be in the owners’ best interest to sell at this time.  With his background and expertise he was able to make several recommendations as to how the owners could […]

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Avoiding the Biggest Deal Killer: Time

Great advice for business sellers (and buyers). From Divestopedia.com: ************************************ Avoiding the Biggest Deal Killer:  Time By Rose Stabler Source: flickr/sonictk When selling a business, time is not your friend. Time is the enemy of all deals. In fact, “Time kills all deals” is an expression that can be associated with a number of different industries but […]

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Audio: Layne Kasper Interview

K&A Managing Partner Layne Kasper was interviewed by Fred Herbert, founder of Fred Herbert Consulting Group.  They discuss insights for helping business owners sell their companies. Listen to the interview here.

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How Private Equity is Driving Value

The media likes to portray private equity (PE) firms in a negative light as “vulture capitalists” or corporate raiders.  But in reality, most PE firms are focused on acquiring companies and using financial and operational resources to achieve growth.  From a business-seller standpoint, a PE acquirer can mean a positive future for the company and […]

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For Aging Entrepreneurs, Assistance With Exits?

This article touches on the types of services K&A provides, assisting our clients in preparing a business for sale.  In today’s “Seller’s Market” with more buyers than sellers, Mr. Mills makes an interesting prediction that the tables will turn over the next 15 years. From PEHub.com: ************************************************* For Aging Entrepreneurs, Assistance With Exits? by Steve Bills […]

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Why Are You Selling Your Business?

Excellent overview of how motivations affect transactions.  Found on Inc.com: *************************************** Why Are You Selling Your Business? BIZBUYSELL.COM | Curtis Kroeker The answer can change everything, from how fast you can sell to how much you can sell for. Small business owners have many different reasons for selling their companies. For some, a business sale is the […]

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Message to Entrepreneurs from the Founder of Kasper & Associates

Recently I was told to thank my lucky stars that I do business in Texas.  I could only agree as I’m sure you do.  After years of business inactivity with regards to the selling and buying of companies, we are now experiencing a trend where buyers from across our country and even internationally are focused […]