Will Cava Going Public Set the Table for Other IPOs? By David Braun, Founder and CEO, Capstone Strategic When Washington DC based restaurant chain Cava became a publicly traded company recently, it bucked a trend that has lasted nearly two years, a notable absence of American IPOs. The past 18 months have marked the slowest …
Structure – The Final Variable in Your Selling Equation By Brian Goodhart The final component of Your Selling Equation is Structure. The very word gives me the chills as structure is such a big topic and covers so many potential areas. I often hesitate to treat it as a singular component because it’s just not. …
Operations – The Fourth Variable in your Selling Equation By Brian Goodhart The essence of the Operational component of your selling equation is the fundamental question of whether the owner’s departure upon sale would cause a material disruption in the performance of the business. In a perfect world, a business owner would be able to …
Timing – The Third Variable in Your Selling Equation By Brian Goodhart Timing, as they say, is everything. Well not exactly everything, but it is very important. And it is yet another deeply personal factor that comes into play whenever deals are contemplated. In my last post I discussed Involvement and how each business owner …
Involvement – The Second Variable in Your Selling Equation By Brian Goodhart Involvement is perhaps one of the most complex and personal variables involved in the selling equation. Unlike valuation, there are no trained professionals in this field who use proven methods to arrive at a mathematically sound option. Involvement is inherently personal and as …
Value – The First Variable in Your Selling Equation By Brian Goodhart Value is the first variable in your selling equation and for good reason – it is the one talked about the most and the metric by which most people determine the success or failure of a deal. In order to adequately discuss value, …
Introducing Your Selling Equation By Brian Goodhart, Director of Capstone’s M&A Advisory Services Your Sales Equation = ∑ (V, I, T, O, S) Recently I was re-reading Successful Acquisitions, by Capstone CEO David Braun and I happened across his comment that “All businesses are for sale, if you have the right equation.” That question about …
In the latest edition of Accounting Today, Capstone Founder and CEO David Braun shares his thoughts on why audits (and audited financials) are crucial to M&A success.
Capstone Founder and CEO David Braun was a recent guest on the “Tax-Alpha Solutions” Podcast. David and host Matt Chancey discussed a number of topics, from adaptability to the importance of having a business succession plan. In addition to Apple Podcasts, you can also hear the episode on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, …
In the latest issue of CU Insight, Capstone Managing Director John Dearing examines the use of acquisition as a growth strategy for credit unions. He shares his expertise at https://www.cuinsight.com/is-acquisition-really-an-effective-growth-strategy.html
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