Category: Advice & Insight
Managing Director John Hull Featured in the St. Louis Business Journal
The Fortune Group Managing Director John Hull was recently featured in a St. Louis Business Journal article covering the region’s M&A outlook for 2018. “As M&A sell-side specialists, The Fortune Group expects both strategic and private equity buyers to continue aggressively pursuing quality opportunities in 2018,” Hull said. “The recent cut in federal corporate tax […]
Read MoreThe Right Time to Sell a Business
Many times business owners ask about the right time or best time to sell their businesses. There are three basic factors to consider in assessing the proper timing to sell a privately held company: general economic conditions, the company’s performance, and an owner’s personal situation. Each of these factors must be considered both individually and […]
Read MoreWhite Paper: The Value of Middle-Market Investment Bankers
The Fortune Group recently contributed to a groundbreaking, independent study that analyzed empirical data gathered from business owners that had sold their companies. The study’s findings concluded that investment bankers add significant and measurable value to the sale transaction process, and that business owners who hired investment bankers were very happy with their decision to […]
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