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Q4 2018 Report: Still a Seller’s Market but the Clock Is Ticking
In a December 2018 blog post we reported that, according to a 2018 Q3 IBBA Market Pulse Report, it was still firmly a seller’s market. In the most recent IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse Survey for Q4 2018, M&A advisors and business brokers reported that in the Main Street and Lower Middle Market sectors,…
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What is Exit Planning? A Q&A with Vincent Mastrovito
Mergers & acquisitions advisors love to work with clients who have already done their homework about valuation. When owners have taken the time to look at their businesses objectively and made changes that resulted in less owner dependence, that makes those businesses far more attractive to buyers and much more salable. Max Friar has worked…
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Grand Rapids-based CGI Design Agency Think Chromatic, LLC, acquired by an Individual Investor!
Calder Capital is pleased to announce that Grand Rapids, MI-based Think Chromatic, LLC, has been acquired by Individual Investor, Matt Emery. After nearly 15 years working in the 3D industry, Jay Hoelscher decided that he was ready to pursue other interests, including potentially returning to his roots as a university instructor in 3D design and…
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Physical Capital vs. Intellectual Capital
One of the challenges Mergers & Acquisitions advisors face is educating business owners about valuation. In an ideal world, owners would begin assessing the strengths and weaknesses of their companies years before they consider putting them up for sale. In this way they would come to a good understanding of what their businesses are worth…
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Grand Rapids-based CGI Design Agency Think Chromatic, LLC, acquired by an Individual Investor!
Calder Capital is pleased to announce that Grand Rapids, MI-based Think Chromatic, LLC, has been acquired by Individual Investor, Matt Emery. After nearly 15 years working in the 3D industry, Jay Hoelscher decided that he was ready to pursue other interests, including potentially returning to his roots as a university instructor in 3D design and…
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Grand Rapids Internet Marketing Firm Corporate Conversions, LLC Acquires SLB Networks, LLC
Calder Capital is pleased to announce that Grand Rapids, MI-based Corporate Conversions, LLC has acquired SLB Networks, a digital marketing company based in Belmont, Michigan. Ryan Duba, founder of SLB Networks, will be partnering with Corporate Conversions to make sure that his clients will continue to get the same professional and responsive service they always…
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Grand Rapids Internet Marketing Firm Corporate Conversions, LLC Acquires SLB Networks, LLC
Calder Capital is pleased to announce that Grand Rapids, MI-based Corporate Conversions, LLC has acquired SLB Networks, a digital marketing company based in Belmont, Michigan. Ryan Duba, founder of SLB Networks, will be partnering with Corporate Conversions to make sure that his clients will continue to get the same professional and responsive service they always…
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2018 Q3 Survey Gives a Good Continued Outlook for Sellers
The most recent survey done by IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse reveals that the market for businesses was still very active and deals were still getting continuously done as fiscal year 2018 closed out. This market continues to be a seller’s market, and experts do not expect that this will change in the near…
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Grand Rapids Manufacturer Performance Die Cutting Acquired by Investor!
December 2018 – Calder Capital, LLC, a mergers & acquisitions firm focused on lower middle market industrial and service transactions, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Grand Rapids, MI-based Performance Die Cutting & Finishing, LLC. Established in 1987, Performance Die Cutting specializes in die cutting of sheets, cardboard, foam, cloth, and other materials…
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Grand Rapids Manufacturer Performance Die Cutting Acquired by Investor!
December 2018 – Calder Capital, LLC, a mergers & acquisitions firm focused on lower middle market industrial and service transactions, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Grand Rapids, MI-based Performance Die Cutting & Finishing, LLC. Established in 1987, Performance Die Cutting specializes in die cutting of sheets, cardboard, foam, cloth, and other materials…
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Max Friar’s Top Tips for Successfully Buying A Business
Having worked years with sellers of small businesses, these are the top bits of advice I can give to a prospective buyer: Keep in mind the Seller’s top concerns, which are almost always these and in this order: Cash at Closing. Continuity of Business (employee job security and growth in particular). Legacy, or how they…
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How ROBS Arrangements Can Enable a Business Purchase
Previously we’ve discussed how SBA loans are a great way to finance the purchase of a business. Another largely unknown method is to utilize ROBS arrangements. ROBS stands for Rollovers as Business Startups. This method has the distinct advantage of using the available capital an owner already has in a 401(k) plan to either start…
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Calder Founder Max Friar Wins 2018 ACG Dealmaker of the Year Finalist Award!
Calder Capital is pleased to announce that Founder and Managing Partner, Max Friar, has won the 2018 ACG/MiBiz Dealmaker of the Year Finalist Award! Max Friar wins Dealmaker of the Year Finalist after founding Calder Capital only 5 years ago. Calder also sourced and closed the Deal of the Year <$25MM. As a highlight to…
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Patrick Robey Sources & Closes ACG’s Deal of the Year <$25MM!
Calder Capital is pleased to announce that associate and Director of Corporate Development, Patrick Robey, sourced and closed ACG’s Deal of the Year <$25MM. Excerpted from Mibiz.com: Midwest Timer finalized the Lectro Components acquisition in December 2017. The deal is recognized as a winner in the 2018 MiBiz M&A Deals of the Year Awards in…
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ADL Home Care acquired by Home Sweet Home In-Home Care!
Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of southwest Michigan based ADL Home Care to Home Sweet Home In-Home Care. ADL Home Care is a locally owned private duty home-care provider serving clients in Southwest Michigan with support from its offices in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. The Company was founded in 1995 by…
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ADL Home Care acquired by Home Sweet Home In-Home Care!
Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of southwest Michigan based ADL Home Care to Home Sweet Home In-Home Care. ADL Home Care is a locally owned private duty home-care provider serving clients in Southwest Michigan with support from its offices in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. The Company was founded in 1995 by…
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Factoring in Human Resources Concerns to Salability
As we have discussed before employees’ welfare is of great importance to employers, and concern for what will happen to their workers following the sale of a business remains at the top of sellers’ priorities. Seventy percent of owners stated that employee welfare was a top concern in a 2017 Market Pulse report, in fact.…
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Santa Therese Plantation, LLC acquired by an Azulera Farms, LLC
Calder Capital is pleased to announce the successful sale of the Santa Therese Plantation, LLC to Azulera Farms, LLC. The acquired farm consists of 27+ acres of blueberries and a property parcel featuring roughly 60 acres located in Allegan County, MI. Seller, Danny Hartmann, was very excited with the outcome, “We’ve worked very hard to plant…
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Santa Therese Plantation, LLC acquired by an Azulera Farms, LLC
Calder Capital is pleased to announce the successful sale of the Santa Therese Plantation, LLC to Azulera Farms, LLC. The acquired farm consists of 27+ acres of blueberries and a property parcel featuring roughly 60 acres located in Allegan County, MI. Seller, Danny Hartmann, was very excited with the outcome, “We’ve worked very hard to plant…
