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How to Value a Construction Company: Valuation Methods, Multiples, and Market Cap
How to Value a Construction Company: Valuation Methods, Multiples, and Market Cap
To value a construction company, assess its profitability, project backlog, and physical assets to determine its true economic worth. A proper construction company valuation takes into account the earnings and the strength of contracts in hand, and the value of equipment or property. Business owners and investors find a reliable measure of worth by applying...
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How to Sell a Construction Business
How to Sell a Construction Business
To sell a construction business, owners prepare the company for transfer by organizing financial records, documenting operational processes, and highlighting its profitability and market reputation. Common reasons for a sale include retirement, changes in personal goals, or the desire to convert equity into capital. The process involves obtaining a professional valuation, creating confidential marketing materials,...
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Common Mistakes Construction Business Owners Make Pre-Sale
Common Mistakes Construction Business Owners Make Pre-Sale
Construction business owners are prone to a minefield of potential errors — some stemming from poor operational practices that have accumulated over the years, and others from misguided last-minute attempts to enhance their financials. While there are many mistakes that can derail a construction business sale, six stand out as recurring problems that destroy valuations...
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Online Business Brokers: Buy and Sell Businesses
Online Business Brokers: Buy and Sell Businesses
Online business brokers provide a digital business marketplace where clients buy and sell digital businesses efficiently and securely. A specialist broker streamlines the whole workflow from business valuation and listing to buyer screening, negotiation, and closing without requiring in-person meetings. Sellers benefit from expert marketing, broader exposure, and hands-on guidance, while acquirers get access to...
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Construction Investment Banking & M&A
Construction Investment Banking & M&A
In the lower middle market, construction companies enlist investment bankers like Raincatcher for expert guidance in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), recapitalizations, and exit planning. These firms often lack the specialized knowledge needed for complex transactions, making your expertise valuable when considering strategic moves, such as selling the business, acquiring another company, or restructuring capital. Exit...
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Business Advisors
Common Myths About Business Brokers
Common Myths About Business Brokers
Business owners considering a sale often carry assumptions about a consumer goods business broker that don’t hold up once you look at what brokers actually do. Some of these myths come from confusing business brokers with a completely different profession; others come from a single bad experience, secondhand, that gets generalized into a rule. Whatever
Company News, Business Advisors
Advisor Spotlight: Gary Wofford — Where Founder Experience Meets Integrity and Trust
Advisor Spotlight: Gary Wofford — Where Founder Experience Meets Integrity and Trust
Gary Wofford brings a steady, experience-driven approach to advising founders through one of the most significant transitions of their lives. Having founded, owned, and operated his own company for more than 20 years, Gary approaches every engagement with deep respect for what it takes to build a business and how personal the decision to sell
Business Brokerage, Business Advisors
Business Broker vs. M&A Advisor vs. Investment Banker: 10 Key Differences
Business Broker vs. M&A Advisor vs. Investment Banker: 10 Key Differences
Business brokers, M&A advisors, and Investment Bankers assist with business transactions, but differ significantly in scope, deal size, and services. Business brokers handle smaller, local deals under $2 million, focusing on simple sales between individuals. M&A advisors work on mid-market transactions ranging from $2 million to $500 million, offering more strategic services like due diligence,
Company News, Business Advisors
Advisor Spotlight: Meet Marvin Karlow — Enterprise Exec, Exited Founder, Trusted Advisor
Advisor Spotlight: Meet Marvin Karlow — Enterprise Exec, Exited Founder, Trusted Advisor
Not many investment bankers start out as physicists but then again, not many bring the layered, real-world perspective Marvin Karlow does. Before guiding business owners through exits, Marvin navigated a career spanning Fortune 500 companies, startup ventures, private acquisitions, and successful exits of his own. He’s been in the boardroom, the buyer’s seat, the seller’s
Company News, Business Advisors
Advisor Spotlight: From the CEO Seat to the Closing Table. Meet Mike Levison.
Advisor Spotlight: From the CEO Seat to the Closing Table. Meet Mike Levison.
After 35 years in the CEO seat leading companies for private equity groups, family offices, and public companies, Mike Levison knows exactly what it takes to build value in a business. But perhaps more importantly, he knows what it takes to realize that value when it’s time to let go. Following his own exit at
Business Advisors
Business Advisor – M&A and Growth Stage Company Advisors
Business Advisor – M&A and Growth Stage Company Advisors
What is a Business Advisor & How Do We Help Business Owners to Scale & Exit? As M&A and business advisors, we are seasoned professionals who provide expert advice, resources, and strategic guidance to our business owner clients. We deliver value to small businesses and mid-sized organizations alike by contributing our experience and sector-specific knowledge