Our federal government is currently funded through September 30th. Unless our elected officials approve a new budget before this date, the government will shut down. The most recent shut down lasted 35 days between 12/22/18 and 1/25/19. M & A Advisors and Business Brokers need to be proactive about buyer financing activities when a potential...
--Will Benefit Buyers & Sellers of Small, Midsized, & Franchise Businesses MINNEAPOLIS – July 11, 2019 – Brian Slipka, Chairman and CEO of the Minneapolis-based business brokerage Sunbelt Business Advisors, today welcomed Sunbelt North Dakota and its President, Art Rosenberg, into affiliation. “Having bought and sold small businesses myself, I know the importance of having...
MINNEAPOLIS – July 31, 2019 – Sunbelt Business Advisors (“Sunbelt”) served as the exclusive financial advisor to Expert Insulation, Inc. and Expert Insulation of Brainerd, Inc. (collectively “Expert Insulation”) in connection with a sale to Installed Building Products, Inc. (NYSE: IBP). Specific terms of the transaction, which closed on June 24, 2019, were not disclosed....
Cash and Personal Assets as Equity Cash from savings is king in equity injections, but other sources can also be used. Assets that can be readily converted to cash, like stocks and bonds, are acceptable. A borrower can take out a separate, personal loan for the equity injection as long as “repayment [can be] demonstrated...
Expertise to Leverage and Benefit Upper Midwest Business Transaction Market MINNEAPOLIS – May 1, 2019 – Sunbelt Business Advisors today named Brian Slipka Chairman and CEO, effective May 6, 2019. Slipka comes from TCF, where he most recently served as senior executive officer of TCF Technology Finance and formerly as chief revenue officer of Winthrop...
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, April 11th, 2019 – Sunbelt Business Advisors (“Sunbelt”), served as the exclusive financial advisor to Maverick Blinds LLC. (“Maverick”) in connection with a sale to MCL Industries, Inc. (“MCL”). Specific terms of the transaction, which closed on March 6, 2019, were not disclosed. Founded in 2014 by Chad Stoll and Scott Gleisner, Maverick...
Business owners are surprisingly predictable when it comes to selling their companies. When revenues are rising and money is cheap; they delay. This can have serious consequences when the market turns. Every business owner will exit their business someday. The decision to sell is often both personal and financial. The personal reasons can vary widely,...
Many prospective business buyers look to the Small Business Administration for business acquisition loans. The SBA loan is the most commonly used business acquisition loan available today. SBA loans were created to be borrower-friendly for business acquisitions. In comparison to conventional loans, SBA loans: 7(a) Have longer repayment terms with no prepayment penalties More repayment...
