What Typically Motivates Younger Business Owners to Sell Their Business, How M&A for Lower Middle Market is Affected by Economic Downturns, How Debt Markets Impact Company Valuations

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Everyday M&A

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On this episode of Everyday M&A, we hear from Susan Miller and Sean Mirzabegian, two investment bankers with over 15 years of experience each. Susan and Sean share with us: When to bring on an investment banker vs. business broker What typically motivates younger business owners to sell their business How M&A for lower middle market is affected by economic downturns How debt markets impact company valuations Whether they’re seeing more financial or strategic buyers right now What buyer type (financial or strategic) is more likely to keep a management team on post-acquisition The tradeoff of going with a strategic acquirer How to prepare to sell to a strategic vs. financial buyer What are some unobvious motivations of financial and strategic buyers The risk business owners take trying to run an M&A process on their own What can kill a deal What is a Quality of Earnings and why is it important What due diligence should sellers do of their acquirers Find out more at http://thorsenlegal.com