
Recessions and Mergers & Acquisitions
No one can know where the bottom of this market is, except in retrospect.


No one can know where the bottom of this market is, except in retrospect.

We know from the history of recessions that thousands of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions occur each year, even in an economic downturn. In this strange coronavirus recession, who is going to buy your business and how much will they pay?

My response to Michael Beckerman of The News Funnel about the importance I ascribe to the development of venture capital sources of capital as part of the ecosystems necessary for CRE Tech to gain momentum.

The question is wrong. It’s not “What’s Uber Worth?” because the premise that Softbank paid two different prices for the SAME share of stock is wrong.

Led by the Defense segment, the market of companies that primarily provide services to the federal government is consolidating. This article addresses how to value a company that operates in the International Development/USAID market segment, the state of that market segment, and how to consider realizing value for owners and

Chessiecap Securities is pleased to announce a significant new capability for our clients: access to a rapidly evolving market of debt and equity capital from non-traditional funds.

The focus of this report is primarily on the wireless telecommunications infrastructure sector. The wireless carriers continue to experience massive demand for data capacity on their networks. This demand is driven by the explosive growth for mobile broadband services (i.e. smartphone, tablet and other devices, etc.) with an estimate of

ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) are front and center as a result of a slowdown in M&A activity in the government services industry, particularly for private company sellers.
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Doug is one of the most respected middle market investment banking professionals in the Mid-Atlantic and has actively contributed to the growth of the region’s business community for over 30 years.

Brad spent the majority of his 40-year career with Wall Street firms developing unique expertise in serving the corporate finance needs of emerging growth companies.
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