• Mergers and Acquisitions/Exit Planning - QuickRead Top Story

    Transition Planning Revisited

    Improving the Business and Positioning it for Sale An exit plan must be fluid and flexible. This article provides readers a summary of the standard processes followed by the author and potential pitfalls. You say succession, I say exit; you say leadership change, I say transition—at the end of the day does it really matter? Change is coming and time waits for no one. Perhaps the following Mark Twain quote sums up the challenges like no other, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” A big…

  • QuickRead Top Story - Valuation/Appraisal

    The Real Estate Paradox

    When Values Collide—Redux Valuing a business that owns real estate presents the business appraiser with a number of conundrums. In this article, the author discusses the concept of a fair investment return and how that may impact the value of the business being sold with the real estate.