By: Zane Tarence When selling a company or seeking investment, there is no larger deterrent to a premium valuation and a smooth closing than messy financials. For growth companies running at full speed, maintaining accurate and up to date financial statements can easily slip to the bottom of the task list. While it is a…
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Founders team invested in the local community by serving at two location – Restoration Academy and the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center.. Restoration Academy is a non-profit urban school situated in Fairfield, Alabama whose purpose is to provide the very best to those society often considers “the…
By: Billy Pritchard & Tate Fowler Once full-year data is officially aggregated and reported, it will be no surprise that 2022 will be viewed as a down year for M&A activity across all industries, with private software transactions declining significantly. During the first three quarters of 2022 756 SaaS M&A transactions closed, a ~17% reduction…
By: Wesley Legg In founder or family-owned businesses, it is common for owners to run personal/non-company related revenue or expenses through the business or to expense certain items that would normally be capitalized. While these practices may come in handy during tax season, they can seriously impact a company’s valuation. If you are a business…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (January 18, 2022) – Founders is pleased to announce that certain principals advised Creative MultiCare, Inc. (“Creative”) in its growth investment from Coral Gables-based Trivest Partners LP (“Trivest”), one of the leading U.S. private equity firms with over $2.5 billion of assets under management. Trivest’s strategic growth investment will support Creative’s next phase…
By: Duane Donner The value of a business depends on its ability to generate and sustain returns on invested capital (“ROIC”) and the capacity of the business to grow over time. Therefore, understanding and predicting what drives and sustains ROIC is critical to evaluating investments and business strategies. The ROIC of any company or industry…