By: Michael White As a business owner chances are that you have received numerous emails or calls from private equity investors wanting to talk about your business. It is also likely that some of your friends or colleagues may be involved in a transaction with a private equity investor right now. Valuations across healthcare, and…
Neal England, managing director at Founders, was recently featured in the Dallas Business Journal. The original article may be viewed on the Dallas Business Journal website and below: The number of mergers and acquisitions has skyrocketed over the past year, and one local leader says the right formula of market conditions has created an environment…
Duane Donner, founder and CEO of Founders, was recently a featured columnist in CEOWORLD Magazine. The original article is below and may also be viewed on the CEOWORLD website: Today, perhaps more so than any other time in the history of American business, it is not likely that the owner of a family business will…
By: Duane Donner Optimism abounds in the 2021 M&A market, priming it for high activity. Companies, across all industries, are looking to grow as a result of increasing competition, record amounts of cash sitting on corporate balance sheets, and low interest rates. The demand for high-quality businesses is strong, and there has never been a…
Conditions in the private capital markets remain incredibly robust, building on the favorable tailwinds seen sofar in 2021. Investors are flush with liquidity, driven by the increasing magnitude of the non bank direct lending community ($900+ billion), a healthy commercial banking system, increasingly stronger macroeconomic trends, and continued decreases in leveraged loan default rates. Eager…
By: Duane Donner Founders recently hosted its Spring Heritage Forum at Pursell Farms April 26th-28th. As guidelines continue to ease and life continues to resemble pre COVID, it was encouraging to gather in person for this unique event, which focuses on the participant’s family, personal, and business heritage and legacy. The Heritage Forum is designed…