by QMA Blog | Jan 24, 2017 | Buying, Valuations
What is a valuation? At its simplest level, the valuation of a business is the value of the future cash flows the business can generate. For most small to medium sized businesses, it is generally assumed that ‘past financial performance (or earnings) are an indicator...
by QMA Blog | Jan 17, 2017 | Selling, Valuations
Managing unsolicited approaches The story often goes like this: a business owner with no intention of selling their business in the foreseeable future gets approached by a competitor who is interested in acquiring their business. If you’re prepared, the process from...
by QMA Blog | Jan 9, 2017 | Selling, Valuations
Plan for selling The beginning of the New Year is a time for resolutions, plans and changes. It’s no surprise that for business owners, this can lead them to consider potential exit options, with a full business sale often one of those considerations. If you’re...
by QMA Blog | Dec 13, 2016 | Buying, Due Dilligence, Selling, Valuations
Financing Options Choosing how you finance an acquisition is a vital part of the transactional process. The financing option that you select can have a major impact on the cash flows available to shareholders post-transaction, and accordingly, care should be taken in...
by QMA Blog | Nov 2, 2016 | Valuations
The employee effect All business owners understand that good employees are vital to the success of their business. Quality employees take responsibility, build strong relationships with staff and suppliers and inspire other staff members to put in their best efforts...
by QMA Blog | Oct 17, 2016 | Buying, Valuations
What are synergies? Synergies are the additional value created by combining two enterprises, creating opportunities not available to those businesses while operating independently. The theoretical idea of synergies is that 1 plus 1 can equal 3 (or 4 or even 5). The...
