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Article - 10/27/2020
Intangible Assets in the Cannabis Industry – Measuring the Success of Acquisitions
In the last year, a lot of attention has been given to the amount of goodwill on cannabis companies’ balance sheets.
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Article - 10/22/2020
Careful Due Diligence Can Protect Your Acquisition from Fraud
After a six-month hiatus as a result of COVID-19, it appears that mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are back on the rise. Potential buyers are moving cautiously, as they should be, as COVID-19 has changed the landscape, adding more risk than before.
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Article - 10/20/2020
PPP Loan Guidance When There’s a Change of Control
After a significant decrease in M&A activity as a result of the pandemic in the first half of the year, we’re now seeing a notable increase in deals.
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Article - 09/17/2020
How Business Owners Can Prepare to Sell Their Business
Your business is something that you spent years and countless hours building into a success. Now, when you are ready to realize the value that you have worked to create, it is important to take an honest assessment of your business to get it ready to sell for top dollar.
View hereArticle - 08/24/2020
Minimize Future Conflicts in Buy-Sell Agreements by Choosing the Right Valuation Method
A transfer of business ownership typically follows a triggering event, such as the death, disability, termination, or retirement of a shareholder.
View hereArticle - 08/18/2020
Look Beyond EBITDA
EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This figure is often used by internal and external stakeholders to evaluate a company's financial health and make investment decisions. However, relying on this metric alone can overstate a company's actual performance, ability to service debt, and value.
View hereArticle - 08/05/2020
Quality of Earnings Report: Essential Due Diligence
A pickup in middle-market mergers and acquisitions (M&A) work is anticipated once parties become more comfortable with doing more transactions, or with larger parts of them done remotely. Having a detailed quality of earnings report as part of the due diligence process will be key in getting any deal across the finish line.
View hereArticle - 07/29/2020
Building Business Value Before a Sale or Merger
The value of a business includes the use of its financial and nonfinancial resources as well as other non-monetary elements that influence its long-term earnings and sustainability.
View hereArticle - 07/23/2020
New Bankruptcy Relief Provisions for Small Businesses
For many business owners, bankruptcy has likely been viewed as a tool of last resort. However, Congress recently added a tool to the proverbial financial toolbox that could result in small businesses taking a different view of bankruptcy.
View hereArticle - 07/21/2020
COVID-19: Balance Sheet ‒ Caution Ahead
Since the start of 2020 when COVID-19 began to have a larger and more direct impact in the U.S., companies have been faced with many challenges.
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