M&A Talk Podcast

The Importance of Simplicity when Selling your Business

Randy D. Lewis, CFA, CVA, MBA

Managing Director at LP Valuation, LLC

Having a good understanding of what is included in the valuation of your company may help you to better understand what you need to focus on when preparing your business...

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Expanding your Company through Franchising

Julie Lusthaus, Attorney

Partner at Einbinder & Dunn

For those business owners in growth mode, this is a show for you. If you’ve wondered about the feasibility of expanding your company through franchising, you’ll first want to decide...

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Appraisals and Valuations from a Seller’s Standpoint

Peter Agrapides

MBA, CVA

You might be surprised to find out how many business owners don’t consider the need for a professional business valuation, or appraisal, prior to listing their business for sale. But...

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Looking at the Sale Process from a Buyer’s Perspective

Mike Rabinovich

Miracle Method Franchisee

On Deal Talk, we often hear from former business owners who have sold their companies or professionals who are dedicated to helping entrepreneurs sell their business or increase their bottom...

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How to Prepare for the Legal Aspects of Selling Your Business

Dan Cotter, Attorney

Attorney at Howard & Howard

Are you contemplating selling your business or creating an exit strategy ? It could be tempting to jump into the process of selling your business without hiring professional advisors such...

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Expert Advice on Buying or Selling a Business

Walter L. Zweifler, ASA, CFA

President of Zweifler Financial Research

This edition of “Deal Talk” features a wide-ranging discussion to help you understand some of the things you should and maybe should not do when you are preparing to sell...

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Professional Insights on Who to Sell Your Business To

Peter H. Agrapides, MBA, CVA

Author of NACVA’s Valuation of Family Limited Partnerships Seminar

Who you want to sell your business to is one of the most important considerations you’ll make as you begin to think about selling or transitioning your company. It can...

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Planning Your Exit Strategy

Bryan A. Graiff, CPA/CGMA, CVA, CFE, CM

Partner at Brown Smith Wallace

Many entrepreneurs don’t include their exit strategy in their business plan, while others don’t consider changes they need to make to the strategy they already have in place. Planning your...

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Guidance for Writing a Buy-Sell Agreement

Michael S. Blake, CFA, ASA, ABAR, BCA

Director of Valuation Services at Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP

Properly written buy-sell agreements are essential to the smooth transaction of any deal involving mergers and acquisitions. So why are most written so poorly, if at all? If the agreement...

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Life After Retirement: Lessons Learned from an Early Retiree

Emery Orosz

Director at Morgan & Westfield

What does life after retirement look like? Emery Orosz, Morgan & Westfield’s Senior VP for Franchise Resales, has done it all — he has worked in corporate America for three...

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