Buy-Side Intelligence
How to Run a Quality of Earnings Review
A practical walkthrough of the QofE process for buyers evaluating a private business.
Coming soon
Sourcing
Finding Off-Market Acquisition Targets
The sourcing channels that actually produce proprietary deal flow in lower-middle market M&A.
Coming soon
Private Equity
Private Equity Buy-Side vs. Search Funds
A side-by-side comparison of two models for acquiring and operating private companies.
Coming soon
Deal Process
The 5 Questions Every LOI Should Answer
Before you sign a letter of intent, make sure these five points are unambiguous.
Coming soon
Valuation
Valuation Multiples: When to Use Which
How EBITDA, revenue, and asset-based multiples behave across industries and business models.
Coming soon
Deal Process
Working Capital Targets in M&A
Why purchase price and working capital adjustments are negotiated as a single package.
Coming soon
How to buy a business
View allsoon
Chapter 01
Deciding to buy
Is ownership right for you at all — what a first year of ownership buys, and what the search really costs.
Coming soon
soon
Chapter 02
Picking your path
The ways to finance an acquisition you intend to run, and what each one means for ownership and risk.
Coming soon
soon
Chapter 03
Finding deals
Where acquisitions actually come from — brokers, quiet approaches, and the response rates to expect.
Coming soon
Deep dives
View allsoon
Deep dive
Anatomy of a quality of earnings report
A full walkthrough of what sits inside a QofE, line by line, and where the value hides.
Coming soon
soon
Deep dive
A deal that fell apart
A real transaction traced from first call to broken exclusivity — and what killed it.
Coming soon
soon
Deep dive
The first hundred days after closing
What to change, what to leave alone, and the one decision to repeat every year.
Coming soon