Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquiring a business can be a smart decision. It can allow your company to acquire new talent or new facilities. It can increase your market share or help you move into a different area of the industry in which you currently operate. Acquiring a business rather than...

The commercial world rarely remains static, meaning that change is always just around the corner. Often, businesses need to adjust their shape or structure just to remain profitable.  A merger consists of two or more business entities consolidating into one new...

Large and powerful businesses don't always develop in a linear fashion from a single origin. Mergers and acquisitions are ways for successful businesses to become even bigger and more profitable that can drastically change the original culture or structure of the...

The number of mergers and acquisitions in North America has risen slowly over the past decade. The Institute of Mergers, Acquisition and Alliances (IMAA) recorded 12,000 in 2009 and 15,000 in 2019. While you need to understand the math before making a move, soft...

There are many businesses out that need someone to step in and take over their leadership, and they're up for sale. You also have another option: Starting your own company and building it from the ground up. Which one should you choose?  Each option carries with it a...

Mergers require a lot of planning and investment. When two companies become one, there may be a need to move people from one facility to another or everyone to a completely new space. The company may need to refine some of its practices, eliminate some departments and...

With success comes risk, and if your company is doing well and expanding its facilities, it could draw some potentially unwelcome attention. In fact, you might face the struggle of having to manage what is known in the industry as a “bear hug.” This maneuver shares...

Mergers and acquisitions are a normal part of doing business, but they’re definitely not without an element of risk. You can end up losing a key part of what makes a company successful: your human capital. Uncertainty about the company’s future, fears about their job...

If you want to be a business owner, you may think you only have one option: Start the business you want to run. And this is certainly the path that many people choose.  However, the truth is that you have many choices, including buying a company that is already in...

Converting your private company to a public one that can be listed on the stock exchange and draw investors is time consuming, expensive and complicated. A reverse merger may offer an alternative approach that could ease the way. What’s a reverse merger? A reverse...