by QMA Blog | Jul 18, 2019 | Selling
At Quinn Mergers and Acquisitions, we often get asked why it is important, or necessary, to hire an expert advisor to assist with the completion of a merger or acquisition transaction. There are many reasons why engaging an experienced professional for such a critical...
by QMA Blog | Jul 18, 2019 | Blog, Due Dilligence, Legal, Selling
In the United States, antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulates the conduct and organisation of business corporations, generally to promote fair competition for the benefit of consumers. These laws, first, restrict the formation...
by QMA Blog | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog, Due Dilligence, Legal, Selling
Almost all of our company sale clients care deeply about the price that we achieve for them during the sale of their business. And why shouldn’t they – they’ve built an amazing company, worked incredible hard and deserve to get paid a wonderful price at the point of...
by QMA Blog | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog, Due Dilligence, Selling
More often than not during the sale of a business, company shareholders will encounter crossroads – circumstances where difficult decisions need to be made with a high level of risk regardless of which direction they take. In this article, we provide an overview of...
by QMA Blog | May 29, 2019 | Tax Advice
Business, company and share valuation reports may be required for a range of tax-related matters. Below we detail three situations that are likely to require the preparation of an expert valuation report. We note however that the items listed below are not the only...
by QMA Blog | May 29, 2019 | Selling
If you’re considering selling your company within the next financial year it is important that steps are taken to ensure your company is ready for sale. In this article, we outline three steps that can be taken in order to help you get your company into shape in...
by QMA Blog | Apr 16, 2019 | Valuations
Value drivers are anything that differentiates a business from its competitors in a positive way. In the mergers and acquisition’s world, a value driver is a factor that makes one business or company more valuable than the next business or company. The greatest...
by QMA Blog | Apr 16, 2019 | Due Dilligence
Financial ratios are a way to evaluate the performance of a business and identify potential problems. It is imperative to consider the financial ratios of a subject business when undertaking due diligence, as ratios can highlight problems within a business and can...
by QMA Blog | Mar 12, 2019 | Due Dilligence, Valuations
The strength or weakness of a business’ supplier base will greatly impact on the business’ value. Since contracts establish the rules of the game for the supplier relationship, they are a critical factor in generating value. Does the business have the...
by QMA Blog | Mar 12, 2019 | Selling
When selling your company one of the major aspects that create value for a buyer is scalability. To release the value of assets or capabilities, the buyer needs to be able to deploy the product or service throughout their organisation or through their distribution...
