Market Insights

  1. Founders Hosts Spring Heritage Forum

    Founders hosted its Spring Heritage Forum, April 10th – 12th at Pursell Farms.  The third forum hosted of its kind, the Heritage Forum is Founders’ newest forum format, with a unique focus on the participant’s personal, family and business legacy.  “Founders Advisors has extensive experience helping private owners grow their business and realize a liquidity…

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  2. Founders 15th Annual Crawfish Boil

    Founders celebrated its 15th year by hosting its Annual Crawfish Boil last week at the Birmingham Zoo. The weather was beautiful, and the crawfish were big, flavorful, and packed just the right amount of kick. Life was good as family, friends, and clients danced to the music of Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys. Laissez…

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  3. Founders Advises CoConstruct in Growth Equity Investment From Serent Capital

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Founders Advisors, LLC (“Founders”) is pleased to announce that Co-construct Holdings, LLC (“CoConstruct”) has partnered with San Francisco-based Serent Capital to receive a growth equity investment. The principals of Founders served as the exclusive financial advisor to CoConstruct, a leading provider of cloud-based client, project, and financial management solutions for custom home…

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  4. How Do I Value And Sell My Business?

    By: Wesley Legg For most people the steps to selling their company are not that well known. Yet there is proven methodology that, when followed, increases the likelihood of a company obtaining a premium value and getting a deal done. The challenge typically isn’t finding potential buyers, it’s finding the right buyer or investor for…

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  5. How Important is Growth to SaaS Valuation?

    By: William Short There have been several studies of the public markets and valuation drivers, all of which typically show a strong correlation between EV/Revenue and revenue growth.  In its 2017 Software Outlook, Credit Suisse finds that revenue growth has the strongest correlation to value across all the accounting financial metrics they track and monitor,…

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  6. How Does The 2018 Tax Reform Affect My Business?

    By: Mike McCraw The tax reform passed in late 2017 for the 2018 fiscal year was the first major tax reform since the Reagan administration’s efforts in 1986. The consensus regarding the plan is generally positive for almost all business owners, with the most beneficial provisions and applications favoring U.S. headquartered businesses with a majority…

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