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  1. Managed IT Services Update: Q1 2023

    In this edition of Founder’s Managed IT Services Q1 2023 Update, our team provides valuable insights from the marketplace based on the first quarter. Despite the continued broader macro noise and uncertainty associated with interest rate increases, banking failures, geopolitical conflict, etc., MSP and IT Services M&A remained steady during 2023 Q1. Roughly 170 M&A transactions…

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  2. Private Equity is Emailing & Calling My MSP Non-Stop – What Do I Do?

    Unless you are operating your MSP in stealth mode with little to no web presence, odds are that you receive inquiries from private equity groups (PEGs) on a near-daily basis. While this is flattering and can be exciting, it is important to first understand a few basics of how PEGs work, and second, appreciate the…

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  3. Founders Advises EasyPower in Sale to Bentley Systems

    BIRMINGHAM, AL. (February 23, 2023) – Founders Advisors (“Founders”) is pleased to announce that EasyPower, LLC, a premier provider of software for intelligently designing, analyzing, and monitoring electrical power systems, has been acquired by Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company (Nasdaq: BSY). Established in 1984 and located in Portland, OR, EasyPower has been at…

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  4. “Strategic Combinations”: A Hybrid Deal Structure

    By: Billy Pritchard As founders begin to consider various capital transactions for their business, they are often focused on two primary deal structures:  1) selling 100% of the business to a strategic buyer, or 2) partnering with a private equity firm through a recapitalization. Depending on the personal objectives of the founders, as well as…

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