Posts by Hagen Rogers

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,…

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,…

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…