By: Wesley Legg According to Capital IQ and Founders proprietary sources, there were an estimated 41 transactions involving Alabama companies completed in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 8% versus the same quarter in the previous year. M&A and private placement activity was up 14% quarter over quarter. Most of the transactions completed…
Founders hosted its Spring Heritage Forum, April 10th – 12th at Pursell Farms. The third forum hosted of its kind, the Heritage Forum is Founders’ newest forum format, with a unique focus on the participant’s personal, family and business legacy. “Founders Advisors has extensive experience helping private owners grow their business and realize a liquidity…
Founders celebrated its 15th year by hosting its Annual Crawfish Boil last week at the Birmingham Zoo. The weather was beautiful, and the crawfish were big, flavorful, and packed just the right amount of kick. Life was good as family, friends, and clients danced to the music of Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys. Laissez…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Founders Advisors, LLC (“Founders”) is pleased to announce that Co-construct Holdings, LLC (“CoConstruct”) has partnered with San Francisco-based Serent Capital to receive a growth equity investment. The principals of Founders served as the exclusive financial advisor to CoConstruct, a leading provider of cloud-based client, project, and financial management solutions for custom home…
By: Wesley Legg For most people the steps to selling their company are not that well known. Yet there is proven methodology that, when followed, increases the likelihood of a company obtaining a premium value and getting a deal done. The challenge typically isn’t finding potential buyers, it’s finding the right buyer or investor for…
By: William Short There have been several studies of the public markets and valuation drivers, all of which typically show a strong correlation between EV/Revenue and revenue growth. In its 2017 Software Outlook, Credit Suisse finds that revenue growth has the strongest correlation to value across all the accounting financial metrics they track and monitor,…