Posts by Hagen Rogers

Sellers, Be Aware of M&A Advisors’ Biases

A fascinating mergers & acquisitions topic rarely written about is, how would a business owner know if the advice they are receiving from M&A bankers is biased. Does the advice favor the owner or the banker? From my experience, most business owners do bounce the decision to sell off family members, respected peers, professional advisors,…

Was Softbank’s Acquisition of WeWork a Shrewd or Sucker Move?

The We Company has received a lot of press coverage in recent months after a failed IPO shocked many in business and financial markets. Last week’s announced acquisition of The We Company by SoftBank prompts the question, “Is SoftBank shrewd or a sucker?” SoftBank Group, headquartered in Tokyo, operates 6 business segments: telecommunications in Japan,…

M&A’s Eye of the Storm

Frequently, I hear comments from the business community like “John wants to sell the company, but I can’t convince him to meet with an M&A advisor about it.” Meanwhile from the M&A deal community I might hear after a transaction closes, “buyer demanded concessions as a result of their due diligence findings. It was stressful…

The #1 Discipline for Strategic Acquirers

Companies seeking to succeed at making profitable acquisitions need to plan for the reality that while most deals take less than a year to transact, becoming deal ready takes years. Companies that are well prepared will have a much higher success record and achieve better return on investment. Whether you have plans to acquire a…

How Long Does M&A Preparedness Take?

Earlier this year, The National Center for the Middle Market at Ohio State published a report titled “Middle-Market M&A – What Executives and Advisors Need to Know in Order to Make the Most of Mergers and Acquisitions.” Participants in the study included 400 executives of middle market companies (with annual revenues from $10MM – $1Bn)…