Market Insights

  1. How Middle Market Companies are Valued and Sold

    By: Zane P. Tarence For most people the steps to selling a middle market company are generally 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 usually isn’t finding potential buyers, it’s finding the right…

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  2. Deep South Private Company Forum (April 2016)

    Founders hosted their spring Deep South Private Company CEO Forum at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Resort & Spa in Birmingham, AL this week. At this year’s spring forum was 16 companies were represented by 19 executive guests. With an insightful macroeconomic update from John Norris, lead strategist for Oakworth Capital, and a buyer’s perspective overview…

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  3. Specialty Pharmacy Legal and Compliance Pitfalls

    By Chris Weingartner It is a challenge to think of an industry more regulated than healthcare, and by extension the specialty pharmacy industry. From accreditation to audits, the I’s to be dotted and T’s to be crossed may seem endless.  However, adherence to legal and compliance issues is of key importance to specialty pharmacy owners…

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  4. Founders Investment Bank Advises House of Threads, Inc. in its Sale to Würth Group

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 8, 2016) – Founders Investment Banking, LLC is pleased to announce that Würth Group (Würth) has purchased substantially all of the assets of House of Threads, Inc. (House of Threads), a leading distributor of fasteners. House of Threads’ shareholders were exclusively advised by Founders Investment Banking. The transaction closed on April 1,…

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  5. 3 Types of Revenue Concentration for Specialty Pharmacies

    By Madison Davis In a previous post, Customer Concentration Can Be a Deal Breaker, we discuss the reasons why customer concentration is one of the top issues that can derail the potential sale of a company. While customer (patient) concentration is not necessarily applicable, there are several types of revenue concentration that specifically impact a…

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  6. Founders Opens Dallas office, Hires Seasoned Banker

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 1, 2016) – Founders Investment Banking today announced it is opening a Dallas office.  This new office, the first Founders office outside the Birmingham area, will focus on middle-market companies in Texas and Oklahoma and Industrial Technology companies nationwide. The Dallas office will be led by new hire Eugene “Gene” Bazemore Jr. an…

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