After a tumultuous 12 months, the world economy appears to be starting to rebound. Australian GDP increased by a strong 3.1% in the December 2020 quarter. Naturally, many business owners have been looking internally over the past year. Is it now time to expand or exit? Endeavour Capital is seeing a noticeable uptick in the […]
We are currently living in turbulent times with the impact of COVID19. Many businesses have been forced to close, other businesses have scaled down, some have not been impacted and a few are booming. It is likely that the value of many businesses have changed materially since last year. So why are you basing your […]
The era of the old MSP is changing more rapidly than the IT environments they play in! Within the next 5 years we will see major changes in this sector and the predictions are that 70% of MSPs will enter into M&A activity, which reflects what Endeavour Capital are already seeing in the market. This […]
Who gets the benefit of an earn out – shareholders or management? An earn-out is a provision frequently used in the sale of a business whereby the seller of a business will receive additional payments based on the future performance of the business sold. The concept of earn outs has merit in that the owner […]
Mid-market corporate advisory firm, Endeavour Capital, has announced an alliance with fellow advisory firm, Jamieson Corporate Services. Endeavour Capital and Jamieson Corporate Services joined forces to provide our clients with additional depth and breadth of capabilities. Jamieson Corporate Services was established in 1987 and specialises in business sales, mergers and acquisitions valued between $0.5 -$30 […]
One of the reasons that business owners go into business is to have a greater control over their own destiny. However, the reality of business ownership is often the opposite – rather than owning the business, the business ends up owning you. The business can own you by Demanding excessive workloads Preventing you […]
With Haloween out of the way, it got me thinking about scary business events. As someone who sells and values businesses, one of those scary business events is when a potential client says “My accountant said my business is worth $***** [insert grossly inflated figure]” My approach is to ask for a copy of the […]
Many baby boomer business owners maybe considering what to do with their business after their retirement and many do not want to retire. We suggest that more business owners consider keeping their business rather than selling it. Superior potential investment return If you own a business that makes say $300,000 after market based salaries, you […]
Most credible business valuations of smaller and medium sized businesses will include some commentary on sales of others businesses as part of the overall valuation process. But how relevant are these other business sales? Many valuers will call these other transactions comparable sales. I have some difficulty with the phrase comparable sales, as […]
Our fees will vary depending on the size, complexity, corporate structure and purpose of a valuation. We can offer fixed price valuations services once we have received some information on the business to be valued. In order for us to prepare a fixed fee quote, we will require the following preliminary information *Overview of the […]