Founders recently hosted its 21st annual Crawfish Boil to celebrate the firm’s anniversary at our downtown Birmingham office. The Crawfish Boil is an opportunity for our team to live out aspects of our Mission, Purpose and Values, such as “valuing relationships”, building a “thriving culture”, and putting on emphasis on Community. At Founders, we love…
This edition of the Construction Materials 2023 Year in Review Newsletter includes some of the highlights from what the major construction materials companies achieved over 2023, as well as insight into how they see 2024 developing, and an overview of recent M&A activity and trends. It also includes valuation and trading statistics for major players in…
By: Billy Pritchard Our deal teams at Founders Advisors are reviewing and processing important news items on key macro environmental factors for lower middle market business owners. Two notable proposals for legislative changes at the federal level are currently in the spotlight: President Biden’s proposal for Capital Gains Tax Increases, and The FTC’s rule proposal…
In this edition of the 2023 Infrastructure M&A Year in Review, our team covers highlights from what the major companies in the infrastructure industry achieved over 2023, as well as insight into how they see 2024 developing, and an overview of recent M&A activity and trends. It also includes valuation and trading statistics for major…
In this edition of Founder’s ESS Vertical Coverage Report, our team provides valuable insights from the marketplace based on Q4. 2023 was a down year for software private equity with the primary factors being market uncertainty and the ongoing disconnect on valuation expectations between buyers and sellers. As these groups aim to put undeployed capital to…
By: Wesley Legg As healthy companies grow, they generally see margins expand as fixed costs are diluted with increased sales or as the company gains pricing power. Therefore, compressing margins can be a leading indicator of issues arising within a business. Perhaps a business has not invested sufficiently in R&D, so their technology is becoming obsolete….