Entrepreneurs in the middle market are often approached by private equity firms or strategic buyers with attractive offers to acquire their businesses. Many of these buyers are conducting the transaction as part of a roll-up strategy. In recent years, the middle market has been rife with roll-up activity, and this trend is likely to continue. In an economic environment where rates are most likely to decrease, we expect more activity and greater opportunities for founders to exit their businesses.
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ONWARD: Episode 7
This is Onward, a compilation of insights and strategies the team at NewEdge has published on what it means as an entrepreneur to have a wealth strategy, rather than a simple financial plan. In our latest episode of Onward, partners and advisors across NewEdge Wealth share stories about the importance of finding your financial quarterback and the significant role they play.
Onward: Navigating Your Wealth After an Entrepreneurial Exit
Just like meticulously crafting a business plan to guide the company’s growth, it is essential to approach post-sale planning with the same level of intentionality and forethought. While the sale of a successful business represents a monumental personal and financial milestone for an entrepreneur, it also ushers in a new set of financial planning challenges to optimize and protect that newfound wealth.
The Executive Edge: Bob Higgins
From his humble beginnings in Ellsberg, Kentucky, to his transformative experiences in the U.S. Air Force and beyond, Bob Higgins, President and CEO of Barge Design Solutions, shares valuable insights into leadership, resilience, and continuous learning.
Highlights from the 2024 Onward Conference
The second annual Onward Conference was a continuation of our series that helps entrepreneurs better position themselves, their family, and their company so they can successfully navigate the process of a transaction if and when the time is right.
OK, Boomer
As the baton is passed from Boomers to Gen X and Millennials, a notable “age wave” is set to facilitate the transfer of businesses through exits and other transitions. And once again, these unique generations will have needs that differ from others.
ONWARD: Episode 6
This is Onward, a compilation of insights and strategies the team at NewEdge has published on what it means as an entrepreneur to have a wealth strategy, rather than a simple financial plan. In our latest episode of Onward, partners and advisors across NewEdge Wealth share stories about the importance of finding your financial quarterback and the significant role they play.
ONWARD: Episode 5
This is Onward, a compilation of insights and strategies the team at NewEdge has published on what it means as an entrepreneur to have a wealth strategy, rather than a simple financial plan. In our latest episode of Onward, Alain Toto, Managing Director at Waterfall Asset Management, joins Ghislain Gouraige, CEPA®, Partner at NewEdge Wealth, to discuss the role private equity firms can play in a transaction and how business owners should be prepared.
Thinking About Selling Your Tech Company? Here’s What You Should Know.
A groundbreaking 2018 study published in the Harvard Business Review revealed that the average age of high-tech founders are in their early forties when establishing their companies. If successful in their ventures, it’s inevitable that the deals will come knocking, but are these founders ready to make an exit?
The Executive Edge: Bob McCann
Rich Ina, Partner at NewEdge Wealth, sits down with Bob McCann, Co-Chairman of NewEdge Capital Group. Mr. McCann spent the first 26 years of his career at Merrill Lynch, beginning as a trader and rising through the ranks to lead one of the world’s largest wealth management businesses as Vice Chairman and President of Global Wealth Management.