By Mark Travis
Practice Leader
Payment processors focused on integration with software technology solutions are drawing hefty double-digit multiples in the merger and acquisition market from acquirers attracted to the stickiness and profitability of the customer relationship.
...By Bryan Livingston
Managing Director and CEO
Peabody Energy’s financial woes embody a trend Capital Alliance Corporation has been following since 2008 — the replacement of coal with natural gas as America’s most important...
By Neal England
Practice Leader - Human Capital Management
and Brad Buttermore
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
We’ve watched with interest as technology-driven HR companies roll out easy-to-use HR software that could impact the PEO industry — perhaps in...
By Paul Puri
Managing Director and Chief Development Officer
The merger and acquisition atmosphere in the United States is evolving amid a prolonged global oil price slump.
The silver lining will be a leaner, more innovative and better focused industry, once prices rise again...
By Neal England
Practice Leader - Human Capital Management
There are many reasons to consider selling your business. The company may require substantial capital investments to upgrade technology and infrastructure or add key sales or executive staff. Maybe the owners are nearing...
By Ben Gonzalez
Managing Director, Borderplex Region
For the casual observer of world news, coverage of recaptured Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” and political rhetoric about illegal immigration and border security have dominated the airwaves when it comes to U.S.-Mexico relations...
By Bradley S. Buttermore
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
PEO valuations are currently very high and have exceeded the aggressive levels experienced from 2003 to 2007. My belief is that industry multiples will stay strong for the near-term as consolidation activity...
By Brad Buttermore
Managing Director and CFO
The Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry experienced major consolidations late last year, as the sector reached a turning point following the December 2014 passage of the Small Business Efficiency...
By Neal England
Practice Leader – Human Capital Management
Staffing firms with strong growth, profit margins and solid management teams will continue to be highly sought after this year by strategic buyers, corporations and private equity firms, as buyers and sellers look for deal-...
By Paul Puri
Managing Director and Chief Development Officer
The federal tax credit extension for wind and solar energy through 2022 should give the U.S. renewable energy sector a boost and will likely shape merger-and-acquisition activity for several years to come.
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