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March 27, 2024
Nuances Of Buying Mom-And-Pop Businesses
G&G Garbage's Michael Desmond on funding deals and the opportunities, and challenges, of buying small companies. ...
By Adam Burroughs
March 27, 2024
Columbus Deal Activity: Resurfacing of financial sponsors as both buyers, sellers
Because of the record levels of uninvested capital from record levels of fundraising by private equity groups over the past three years, financial sponsors are expected to be more aggressive and active on the buy side in 2024....
By Anthony Melchiorre
March 27, 2024
Former FBI Agent On The Alarming Evolution Of Cyberthreats
Cyber Defense Labs Robert Anderson, Jr. on the state of cyberthreats today and how they've evolved in recent years...
By Adam Burroughs
March 26, 2024
Job Mobz Acquires Before You Apply
Job Mobz, a leading provider of innovative recruitment solutions, acquires Before You Apply, a pioneering platform in the passive candidate sourcing, corporate transparency and employment branding sectors....
By SBN Staff
March 25, 2024
Stambaugh Ness Acquires Left Brain Professionals
Stambaugh Ness (SN) acquired Westerville, Ohio-based Left Brain Professionals, a prominent accounting and advisory firm catering to government contractors in the architecture and engineering sector, effective April 1....
By SBN Staff
March 22, 2024
Installed Building Products completes $500M term loan for refinancing
Investors have received allocations of Installed Building Products Inc.’s $500 million term loan B due 2028 that priced at the tight end of talk at L+225, with a 0.50 percent Libor floor and an issue price of 99.5 via an RBC Capital Markets-led arranger group, according to sources. ...
By SBN Staff
March 21, 2024
The Hard Work Of Not Becoming Another Family Business Statistic
Pump and Meter Service's Kurt Radermacher on his experience taking over the family business...
By Adam Burroughs
March 21, 2024
The Importance Of Driving Local Investment In St. Louis
BioSTL Founding President and CEO Donn Rubin, along with USAKO Group President and CEO Dr. Han Ko and Capacity Chief Strategy Officer Douglas Wilber shared their perspective on what it takes to build a company in the region. ...
By Adam Burroughs
March 21, 2024
Lessons Learned From A Sale Process
Champions Hydro-Lawn's Shea Walker on lessons learned after going through a sale process...
By Adam Burroughs
March 21, 2024
When Selling A Business, Get Help But Get Going
Red Hawk Past Owner Gillet Boyce on the advice he'd give to owners selling a business for the first time. ...
By Adam Burroughs
March 21, 2024
CCA Global Partners Howard Brodsky On The Outsized Impact Of Delivering The Unexpected
CCA Global Partners Howard Brodsky on the common traits of the some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs and the outsized impact delivering the unexpected can yield for a business....
By SBN Staff
March 18, 2024
Cardinal Health Acquires Specialty Networks and PPS Analytics Platform
Cardinal Health has acquired Specialty Networks....
By SBN Staff
March 14, 2024
To Close Deals, Get Personal
LUXIT Group's Stephane Vedie on the impact relationships can have in M&A...
By Adam Burroughs
March 14, 2024
Deal Math: Quantifying Culture, Predicting Lifespan
Crown Capital's Christopher Graham on the unexpected ways math can measure deal risk...
By Adam Burroughs
March 14, 2024
Announcing Dallas' Smart Business Network Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class!
Here are the Dallas Dealmaker of the Year Award honorees and Hall of Famers we're recognizing this year! ...
By SBN Staff
March 14, 2024
GTCR Acquires Cloudbreak Health through $180M LBO
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Cloudbreak is a leading video-focused language interpretation service provider that helps patients with limited English proficiency, as well as deaf and hard-of-hearing populations, communicate with caregivers in health care settings....
By SBN Staff
March 12, 2024
Foundation Investment Partners Buys Spartan Tool Supply
Chagrin Falls-based Foundation Investment Partners has acquired Spartan Tool Supply, a distributor of industrial power tools and equipment based in Columbus. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
By Michael Marzec
March 7, 2024
Policies That Bring Big-Picture Metrics Down To The Factory Floor
Innovations in Nutrition and Wellness Former CEO Jared Leishman on programs designed to engage employees in achieving company goals....
By Adam Burroughs
March 7, 2024
For Bliffert Lumber, People Are Central To A Deal
Bliffert Lumber's Eli Bliffert on the role a target's people play in a deal...
By Adam Burroughs
March 7, 2024
AI Trends for the Progressive CEO: Navigating the Transformative Landscape
Chief Outsiders' Ed Valdez and Angus Robertson rank the eight most important factors in the AI scene to pay attention to right now....
By Ed Valdez and Angus Robertson
March 7, 2024
Announcing St. Louis' Smart Business Network Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class!
We're celebrating the accomplishments of the 2024 class of winners March 14 at the St. Louis Smart Business Dealmakers Conference. Together, they provide a strong picture of the St. Louis business community....
By SBN Staff
March 7, 2024
It's Complicated: Earnouts And Their Impact On A Deal
The full Pittsburgh Smart Business Dealmakers Conference Kickoff panel offer their takes on the earnout's role in a deal — for better and worse. ...
By Adam Burroughs
February 29, 2024
Find Advisors Who You Trust With Your Life
Speedeon Data's Gerard Daher on the importance of advisors and mentors as he prepares for an exit....
By Adam Burroughs
February 29, 2024
Inside The Thought Process Of Sell Or Don't Sell
Osage Venture Partners' Emily Foote on how she came to the decision she made with Practice, a company she co-founded....
By Adam Burroughs
February 29, 2024
The Role of a Family Office for Founders
615 Ventures' Rob Bellenfant, along with UBS's Mark Tepsich and James Jack, on the challenges of starting a family office after an exit, as well as strategies to better handle the new responsibilities....
By Adam Burroughs
February 29, 2024
Announcing Boston's Smart Business Network Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class!
Here are the Boston Dealmaker of the Year Award honorees and Hall of Famers we're recognizing this year! ...
By Adam Burroughs
February 28, 2024
McGowan Acquires Assets of Parks Plus Underwriting Agency LLC & Intersure Insurance Brokers Corp.
The McGowan Companies has acquired the assets of Parks Plus Underwriting Agency, LLC and Intersure Insurance Brokers Corp....
By SBN Staff
February 28, 2024
Black Tech Nation Ventures Closes $50M Inaugural Fund
Black Tech Nation Ventures, a Pittsburgh-based venture firm, closed a $50 million inaugural fund....
By SBN Staff
February 28, 2024
Koppers Signs Agreement to Acquire Brown Wood Preserving
Koppers Holdings Inc. signed an agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Brown Wood Preserving company and certain of its affiliates for approximately $100 million in cash. ...
By SBN Staff
February 28, 2024
Redi Health Lands $14M Investment to Improve Patient Health
Redi Health has closed $14 million in Series B funding....
By SBN Staff
February 27, 2024
AEP Completes Sale of New Mexico Solar Assets
American Electric Power has completed the sale of its 50 percent interest in New Mexico Renewable Development, LLC to Exus North America Holdings LLC....
By SBN Staff
February 23, 2024
Wesco Enters Agreement to Sell Integrated Supply Business to Vallen Distribution
Wesco International has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Wesco Integrated Supply business to Vallen Distribution....
By SBN Staff
February 21, 2024
How To Unlock Value and Create Excitement For Investors
CollisionRight's Richard Harrison on the importance of generating investor excitement when executing a roll-up strategy....
By Adam Burroughs
February 21, 2024
Sellers, Keep It Simple When Talking With Buyers
Circuit Check's Chris Scorse on the importance of clear communication between sellers and potential buyers....
By Adam Burroughs
February 21, 2024
Determining The Right Capital Structure To Finance Acquisitions
TD Williamson's Cris Gaut on financing deals and determining the right capital structure as the company moves through its lifecycle....
By Adam Burroughs
February 21, 2024
Announcing Pittsburgh's Smart Business Network Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class!
Here are the Pittsburgh Dealmaker of the Year Award honorees and Hall of Famers we're recognizing this year!...
By SBN Staff
February 21, 2024
StateServ acquires Delta Care Rx
StateServ has completed its acquisition of Delta Care Rx, a national pharmaceutical care provider based in Pittsburgh. ...
By SBN Staff
February 21, 2024
Blackbird Health raises $17M in Series A funding
Blackbird Health, a neuroscience-led and technology-backed youth mental health provider, raised $17 million in series A funding. ...
By SBN Staff
February 21, 2024
BGL Handles Sale of Arctic Industries, Store It Cold to Kinzie Capital
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) has sold Arctic Industries and Store It Cold, a portfolio company of Stoic Holdings, to Kinzie Capital Partners LP, a private equity firm based in Chicago....
By SBN Staff
February 20, 2024
SEAM Group to Be Acquired by ABB
SEAM Group has entered into an agreement to be acquired by ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation....
By SBN Staff
February 20, 2024
Society Brands Acquires Brands Clarifion, Cleanomic
Society Brands, a tech-enabled consumer products company built for and by founders, acquires two Orange County, Calif.-based brands, Clarifion and Cleanomic....
By SBN Staff
February 19, 2024
Borgman Capital Partners with Technical Products Inc.
Private equity firm Borgman Capital has partnered with Technical Products, Inc., a customer-focused, regional chemical distributor headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio....
By SBN Staff
February 15, 2024
The Unexpected Sale Of A Family Business
Former Birko Corporation Owner Kelly Green on the shift to selling her family business....
By Adam Burroughs
February 15, 2024
Doing Right By Your Team In A Deal
Juvare's Robert Watson on the importance of focusing on the team during a transaction....
By Adam Burroughs
February 15, 2024
How Market Shifts Are Impacting PE Fundraising
Sidereal Capital Group Jabbar Abdi on the state of PE fundraising. ...
By Adam Burroughs
February 15, 2024
Announcing Nashville's Smart Business Network Dealmaker Award Winners and 2024 Dealmakers Hall of Fame Class!
The Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year Awards and Hall of Fame recognize exceptional individuals who are shaping the landscape of business and innovation in Nashville....
By SBN Staff
February 15, 2024
LIVE365 acquires customers of Christian Netcast
Live365, the one-stop shop for internet radio stations, is partnering with ChristianNetcast to provide complete streaming services for the network’s faith-based broadcasters....
By SBN Staff
February 14, 2024
CertaSite Expands Columbus-Area Footprint
CertaSite® has acquired Fire Systems Professionals, a fire systems and security business that serves the Columbus area....
By SBN Staff
February 12, 2024
CNX Resources sells private offering of $400M of senior notes
CNX Resources Corp. intends, subject to market and other conditions, to offer and sell in a private placement to eligible purchasers $400 million of senior notes due 2032....
By SBN Staff