Founders hosted friends and colleagues for the annual, world-class Impact Leadership Conference on Wednesday, December 7th featuring Dr. John C. Maxwell, Pastor Chris Hodges and best-selling author, Jamie Kern Lima. The virtual conference, formerly John Maxwell Live, was a held in Birmingham, Alabama at Church of the Highlands’ Grandview Campus. The free-of-charge event provided attendees an incredible…
Our Q3 2022 SaaS Market Newsletter includes useful tools for SaaS entrepreneurs and investors, highlighting the most recent quarter in which interest rate hikes and macro sentiment continued to drive volatility in public markets, with software stocks being impacted to a greater degree than the broader market. Our update includes: Interview with an Expert |…
In this edition of Founders’ Industrial Newsletter, we highlight trends in the private markets and spotlights the industrial and facility services sector. This quarter’s newsletter also delves into the challenges for M&A activity as a result of raised interest rates. We also touch on recent trends in the industry, including: Outsourced Services Workforce Integrated into…
By: Billy Pritchard Preferred vs. Common When assessing one or multiple Term Sheets or Letters of Intent involving a private equity recapitalization, founders often need guidance on a critical piece to the deal structure: the classification of stock that the PE investor will hold post-closing. For private capital transactions in the lower middle market, we…
By: Nathan Kelly As the year is coming to a close, there are multiple areas worth evaluating when considering raising growth or exit capital in 2023. In the midst of much economic turbulence, we will be sharing our thoughts on how business owners can be thinking about outside investors in the coming year. We’ll look…
Founders recently hosted the Fall Heritage Forum at Pursell Farms in Sylacauga, Alabama. The forum has a unique focus on the participant’s personal, family, and business legacy. The event is designed to allow the participant to take a step back and look at their life and the legacy that they wish to leave behind. The…