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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Record number of small business sales in 2018! Between 35 & 45% of these owners are 65 or older (2018). It’s not reckless money like it was 15 years ago but financing options abound, including for lower middle market and below sized deals. This as per bizbuysell.com. Our first question is: what is “small?” Pretty small.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. in early 2018, according to Moody’s. The Board Had No Finance Committee. in 2013 to 3.7