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What’s in this Issue For 2018, we’re focusing the Watermark Wire on industries where we have seen the most momentum in recent years: Chemicals & Materials, Manufacturing and Distribution. With each industry, we’re selecting a leader and sharing the strategies behind their current success story. In this issue, we’ve also compared and contrasted the recent…

Southeast Acquirers Active in Q2’17 Transactions Q2 2017 saw a total of 154 closed M&A transactions of Carolinas and Georgia headquartered companies, totaling $9.1Bn in deal value. Of the closed deals, three were greater than $1Bn, two were between $500-$1Bn, seven were between $100MM-$500MM, 36 were less than $100MM, and the majority of these deals…

Bob Bruner is a University Professor at the University of Virginia, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Dean Emeritus of the Darden School of Business.  He is the author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books on finance, management and teaching.  As a financial economist, Bruner is best known for his research on mergers…

Q2’17 saw a total of 91 successfully closed private placement capital raises, totaling just over $940.3 MM, across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Across all three states, the Information Technology sector led the way in terms of total deal value with 27 capital raises, totaling $501MM. Q2 2017 Capital Raises by Sector: NC, SC…

Many entrepreneurial companies seek to become backed by venture capital (VC) because such backing signals strong buy-in from a large investor asset class who believes in the company’s business model. Venture capital also helps a company grow. But, as many know, the venture capital community is tight-knit. For companies seeking VC for the first time,…

M&A is a complicated process requiring unique skills and difficult decision-making.  According to the 2017 Private Capital Markets Report, (produced by Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business in January 2017 and covered the deal making market over the previous 12 months) 35% of all 2016 sell-side M&A transactions did not close.  The number one reason, explaining…

Table of Contents Historical M&A Transactions Market Summary Nationwide Disclosed M&A Transactions Southeast Disclosed Transactions Southeast Transactions by Industry Consumer Discretionary Healthcare Industrials Information Technology Materials Historical M&A Transactions In 2017, US M&A deal volume is expected to reach its highest level since its last cyclical peak in 2007. However, total closed M&A deals, measured…

Q1 2017 saw a total of 105 successfully closed private placement capital raises, totaling just over $817MM, across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Across all three states, the Information Technology sector led the way with 35 capital raises, totaling $337.19MM, in Q1 2017.

At the 5th annual DIG South Innovation Conference in late April 2017, a host of young, hopeful companies presented promising business concepts to many different classes of investors. The investors were themselves hoping to run into avant-garde opportunities. In one session, “Investing in the South – The Current State of Deal Flow Around the Region,”…