Market Insights

  1. SaaS Industry Update: May 2025

    In this edition of Founders’ May 2025 SaaS Industry Update, our team provides insight on current trends and M&A activity taking place in the market, including: Founders Recent Deal Announcements “Don’t Fumble at the Finish Line: Avoidable Mistakes in M&A Closings” Silicon Y’all 2025 Update Valuation and Growth Metrics Operating Statistics Balance Sheet Metrics Founders Technology…

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  2. HCM Market Insights: Q1 2025

    In this edition of Founder’s Human Capital Management Market Insights, our team provides insights from the marketplace from Q1 of 2025. The Global M&A market was in high gear in Q1 of 2025 with a 17.1% year-over-year growth in estimated deal value and a 19.3% growth in deal count compared with Q1 2024. Cumulative deal value…

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  3. Founders Hosts 22nd Annual Crawfish Boil

    Founders recently hosted its 22nd 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 to celebrate…

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  4. Founders Advises Curb Technologies in Sale to Catalyst Acoustics Group

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (May 15, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce that Curb Technologies, LLC (“Curb Tech”) was acquired by Catalyst Acoustics Group (“Catalyst”), the parent company of an elite group of acoustic, seismic, vibration, and noise control companies and a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”). Curb Tech was exclusively advised by principals…

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  5. Founders Advises The Vested Group in Acquisition by Evergreen Services Group

    BIRMINGHAM, AL. (May 8, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce that The Vested Group (“TVG”), a leading NetSuite Solution Consulting Partner, has been acquired by Evergreen Services Group (“Evergreen”), a family of managed IT services and software partners. TVG was exclusively advised by principals of Founders Advisors (“Founders”) in this transaction. Founded in 2011…

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  6. From Roofer to CEO: The Mindset Shift to Unlock Growth

    By: Wayne Vacek You started your roofing company with grit, hustle, and determination. You were the salesperson, the scheduler, the project manager, the head of quality control, and the check collector. But now the business is growing – or maybe it’s stalled out – and the way you’ve been operating isn’t cutting it anymore. You’re…

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