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The owners of Chandler/May Inc. (CMI) engaged Founders in 2004 to find an attractive financial partner. Headquartered in Huntsville, AL, CMI specialized in the design, development, integration, manufacturing and support of fully integrated mission critical systems for unmanned aerial vehicles. As a single source solutions provider, CMI built applications for a variety of uses in…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 23, 2015) – The Principals of Founders Investment Banking, LLC announce the sale of Eagle Automation Limited (“Eagle”), a leading automation and measurement services provider, to Panhandle Oilfield Services, Inc. (“Panhandle”), an integrated oilfield services company and portfolio company of Argosy Private Equity. Eagle’s management continued with Panhandle and was exclusively advised…
By Chris Weingartner Over the past decade, there has been a shift in the strategic way businesses charge customers. During the recent recession companies began to better understand the Lifetime Value of Customers, and many businesses and industries abandoned the legacy model of high initial installation or CapEx charges for their services. They realized that over…
Frank’s International N.V. (NYSE:FI) announced today that they have agreed to acquire Timco Services, Inc. The deal is scheduled to close in the second quarter of 2015, subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. Mike Maraist and Mark Guidry, owners of Timco, attended a FOUNDERS FORUM in 2013 and principals of Founders advised…
By Duane Donner, Managing Partner Most companies are valued by applying a multiple to the businesses EBITDA (earnings before interest taxes, depreciation, and amortization). However, buyers will closely examine the revenue streams generating that EBITDA and assess the quality thereof. Here are a few things buyers will look for when assessing a company’s revenue streams.