Market Insights

  1. Founders Advises Mustang Energy in its Recapitalization and Merger with Extreme Plastics Plus

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 6, 2018) – Founders Advisors (“Founders”) is pleased to announce that certain principals served as the exclusive financial advisor to Mustang Energy Services, Inc. (“Mustang”, or, “the Company”) in its recapitalization and merger with Extreme Plastics Plus (“EPP”), a portfolio company of an affiliate of Blue Wolf Capital Partners, LLC.  The transaction…

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  2. The Highest Offer Doesn’t Always Seal the Deal with Founders

    By: J .Wesley Legg Cash is King, however, the highest offer doesn’t always seal the deal.  This is especially the case when the seller is a founder-based company, i.e., the seller is the founder or an heir of the founder.  Founders, of course, want to maximize value, but that is generally not their sole focus,…

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  3. The Evolving Impact of Amazon on Healthcare

     By: Michael White Another piece to the puzzle relating to Amazon’s plans for the healthcare space fell into place today with the announcement that Amazon was acquiring an online pharmacy, PillPack, for ~$1 billion.  The online pharmacy sorts prescriptions by dosage and ships the medications to consumers that are managing multiple prescriptions.  The acquisition of…

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  4. Bullpen Barons Game Night

    Welcoming new analysts and summer analysts, the Founders team gathered to enjoy America’s favorite pastime. It was a great game in the middle of a five-game set against the Chattanooga Lookouts, where the Barons shut out the Lookouts with a 3-0 victory.   [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”27″ gal_title=”2018 Bullpen Barons Night”]   About Founders Founders Advisors (Founders)…

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  5. Value of Customer Lifetime Value:Customer Acquisition Cost Ratio

    By: Brad Johnson LTV:CAC – What is it? Lifetime Value : Customer Acquisition Cost (LTV:CAC) is the measure of return a SaaS business is generating on its customer acquisition spend. This can be thought of as the ROIC (return on invested capital) of customer acquisition spend. While there are many ways to calculate LTV:CAC, below…

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