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071: Many Midmarket Firms Remain Sidelined From 2014’s Seller’s Market, Michael Nall, CEO, AM&AA

071: Many Midmarket Firms Remain Sidelined From 2014’s Seller’s Market, Michael Nall, CEO, AM&AA

How and when did it become a seller’s market for middle-market business owners? Join us as Michael Nall, CEO and cofounder of Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA), reveals the challenges that middle-market business owners face as they contemplate the sale of a business and why now could be an opportune time to sell.

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Higher Multiples May Be Difficult to Sustain

“Many would question whether the private companies are showing the levels of growth and profit that they need to attract buyers who are willing to pay these higher multiples. Businesses have been run in a conservative mode in recent years, and there is now a lopsided marketplace with so much money on the buy side and just not enough new available deals. So when you have this type of imbalance, I would think that it would be hard for this trend of higher multiples to continue for too long.”

But It’s a Seller’s Market, for Now

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