Q&A with business broker Bill Ilgenfritz on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Larry Swanson on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Stewart Guthrie on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Why private equity has been unlikely winner of coronavirus pandemic

Q&A with business broker Harry Sidhu on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Don Emmett on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Steve Boylan on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Katie Milton Jordan on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Andrew Rogerson on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Shaun Thornton on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Tom Flowers on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Neal Isaacs on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker ‘JT’ Jim Tatem on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Q&A with business broker Nathan Hughes on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

The search fund model presents an amazing opportunity for the motivated entrepreneur, but it can also be a sort of acquisition gateway drug for newly aspiring ETA enthusiasts, ultimately leading into other forms of acquisition entrepreneurship, -like tapping the SBA for up to $5 million acquisition loan, and negotiating focus on seller financing and earnouts, particularly in this new environment.

Q&A with business broker Bob Fariss on the current state of the business acquisition & sale industry, and where things are headed.

Sam Zell’s take on where we are currently in terms of investment & acquisition opportunities as of the beginning of May, 2020. Basically, buyers are looking for discounts and sellers haven’t let go of the pricing expectations that existed just a couple months ago. Until those expectations move closer together, and until the uncertainty clears up, we’re in “wait and see” mode. See the full interview here:

The Payroll Protection Program (PPP), although necessary, as written in the bill, is depleting all available monies allocated for the standard SBA 7(a) loan program. This is causing a situation in which the program will soon run out of funds, with no further SBA 7(a) loans available through June 30, 2020.

Those of us in the Mergers & Acquisition industry are trained to stay abreast of breaking news affecting the economy.

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