Has the term “investment banker” ever conjured up a more distasteful image than it does these days? As an investment banker who does mergers and acquisitions in the middle-market, I’m pretty annoyed with the Wall Street guys for ruining the term for the rest of us! Bankers
Read more →If you own a private company, then … lucky you. Several clients have contacted me wanting to know what impact the market slides are having on their company valuation, and the answer is: ALMOST NONE. That’s right. None. Almost. The reason is that private companies are valued
Read more →At 73, I’m allowed to talk about death and the problems that occur if we don’t face it and plan for it. If we’re honest with ourselves, few of us can imagine a world without us in it. But the truth is, life will go on without
Read more →M&A expertise and community leadership place Flick on “up and comers” roster. The Tulsa Business Journal has named Allegiance Capital Vice President Jeff Flick to Tulsa’s 40 Under 40 list, the business-to-business newspaper’s annual effort to recognize outstanding up-and-coming professionals in the Tulsa metropolitan area. “I am
Read more →In a new YouTube video, Russ Rutledge, Founder and Former CEO of Fiberod, tells the story of how we sold his oilfield services business for a valuation that was more than twice the industry standard. Fiberod’s owners received cash at closing equivalent to ten times EBIT
Read more →Reform Will Drive Significant M&A Deal Flow in Healthcare: Overall healthcare deal values for 2010 were flat at best, and the number of deals was down. In the drug category, The Pharma Letter reported that two mega-deals skewed the pharmaceuticals category, which was also flat at best.
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