September 25, 2024
It’s Called Due Diligence for a Reason
I almost titled this, “So you want to play with the big boys (and girls)? Don’t.” Headline in the Wall Street Journal, “Fannie, Freddie to…
August 28, 2024
Do You Have a Super Dependency?
The blue screen of death was the description used for the July 19 collapse of Window’s operating system. A bug in cybersecurity software from CrowdStrike…
August 14, 2024
The Importance of Competitive Advantage – Again
Three articles on the Business & Finance section of the July 3, 2024, Wall Street Journal give easy to explain reasons why having a competitive…
July 17, 2024
Unwritten Rules
A client’s attorney reviewed our NDA and told her it may not mean anything because our advisory business probably doesn’t have any assets. I responded…
July 10, 2024
Large or Small – Deals Have Similar Attributes
The May 15 Seattle ACG meeting had interesting insights into buy-sell deals. It was a discussion with one of the sellers of a company ($70…
June 12, 2024
It’s a Team Game
We got an email from a client a couple days before his deal closed, actually everybody involved in his deal got it, advisors and principals…
May 31, 2024
Boring is Best
Recently the Wall Street Journal had a front-page headline of, “Boring Utility Stocks Wow Market.” My first reaction was boring businesses are the best type…
May 22, 2024
A Good Banker Makes All the Difference
For at least 10 years numerous bankers have told me the industry needs more good people. With so many saying this I figured it was…
May 8, 2024
Dumb and Dumber Deals
Recently I was talking with my friend (attorney) David Cook. We got on the subject of stupid things business buyers and seller do starting with…
