February 8, 2021 – Austin, Texas -- Merger and acquisition advisors and business brokers are optimistic that the M&A market will return to pre-pandemic conditions in 2021. In the lower middle market, 17% of advisors believe we are “already there.” However, 22% predict market conditions...
By Clint Whitaker, Austin Dale Group This article was recently published on Axial, a private deal network serving professionals who own, advise, and invest in North American lower middle market companies. As an M&A advisory firm, we closely monitor trends in the industries we serve. Our practice...
AUSTIN, TX – (December 14, 2020) Austin Dale Group, an Austin, TX-based M&A advisory firm, recently acted as the exclusive M&A advisor to ON Technology in their merger with Slappey Communications, backed by private equity firm Baymark Partners. ON Technology, a Texas-based company, provides managed...
In spite of—and in some cases because of—the pandemic, the enterprise software and services landscape continues growing. Cloud services in particularly are growing rapidly, and M&A continues to be a path for strategic growth. Here are some of the most significant 2020 M&A deals that...
Gartner, the prominent market research firm, recently identified six IT infrastructure and operation trends to watch in 2021. Trend #1 - Anywhere Operations After the pandemic, Gartner forecasts that 48% of employees will continue to work from home, a 60% increase over the pre-pandemic level. That will...
Selling your business is a major undertaking, not something you can do overnight. Your company is likely your most valuable asset, and the sale could affect your retirement plans. While valuations are high now, the market is quickly turning downward, and high valuations are never...
For every reason that a pending sale of a business collapses, there is a positive reason why the sale closed successfully. What does it take for the sale of a business to close successfully? Certainly there are reasons that a sale might not close that...
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused global turmoil, socially and economically. Companies have faced unprecedented changes in customer needs, revenue cycles, and staffing models. Throughout 2020 there has been uncertainty about company sustainability, customer demand, availability of capital, and the logistical challenges brought about by social...
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has proven to be a banner year for tech acquisitions. Agile companies stand to grow in the wake of the crisis, especially those that offer remote learning, telehealth, or other vital services. These are some of the biggest...
The COVID pandemic has enormously affected M&A transactions. Following two months of paralysis, it began acting as a major driver of digitization in the European market. Many observers initially believed 2020 would be a major year for deals, and are now having to downgrade those...