In this edition of Founder’s ESS Vertical Coverage Report, our team provides valuable insights from the marketplace based on Q4. 2023 was a down year for software private equity with the primary factors being market uncertainty and the ongoing disconnect on valuation expectations between buyers and sellers. As these groups aim to put undeployed capital to…
By: Wesley Legg As healthy companies grow, they generally see margins expand as fixed costs are diluted with increased sales or as the company gains pricing power. Therefore, compressing margins can be a leading indicator of issues arising within a business. Perhaps a business has not invested sufficiently in R&D, so their technology is becoming obsolete….
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 22, 2024) – Founders is pleased to announce that certain principals of Founders Advisors, LLC advised Kemper Equipment, Inc. (“Kemper”) in its recapitalization by Merit Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The transaction accomplishes the key goal of finding a value-added partner to support the Company in…
In this edition of Founder’s Q4 2023 Human Capital Management Market Insights, our team provides keen insights from the marketplace from Q4 of 2023. In North America, M&A activity had a stronger uptick than the global market, as total deal value increased by 35.9% from Q3 and 17.8% year-over-year. For the year, total deal count…
In this edition of Founder’s Insurance Brokerage Q4 2023 Update, our team provides valuable insights from the marketplace based on the fourth quarter. Estimates predict that the final 2023 deal count will land north of 40,000 transactions, which would rank as third highest year on record, driven primarily by increased transaction counts in both Q3 and…
By Chris Weingartner For many owners, deciding to sell their business is one of the biggest decisions they’ll make in their lifetime, and the company’s value represents the amassing of their life’s work. Successfully selling the business at a premium price is crucial for owners to finance their dreams or fund their retirement. Finding the…