Transact Capital Partners Ranks #6 in Top Lower Middle Market Investment Banks as Reported by Axial
We are excited to release Axial’s Q2 2020 Lower Middle Market League Tables. Axial league tables take into account three main characteristics: client quality, buy-side targeting, and process effectiveness (for detailed methodology, see the end of this feature). For CEOs and dealmakers in the lower middle market, these league tables are a useful barometer to […]
World’s Biggest Fan of Business Owners by Jonathan Brabrand
I am the world’s biggest fan of business owners. The thing I love most about my chosen profession of investment banking is that I can work closely with amazing and inspirational entrepreneurs, business leaders, and executives from a variety of industries and regions of our country and help them achieve their exit goals. For most […]
Transact Capital Partners announces new promotions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2020 Richmond, VA – Transact Capital Partners announced today the following promotions: Robert (Ross) Harris has been promoted from Associate to Vice President. In his new position he will increase his responsibilities in day-to-day client interface while working with managing directors of the firm. Ross also will oversee […]
Yellow Umbrella Provisions has been acquired by a Private Investor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2020 Yellow Umbrella Provisions has been acquired by a Private Investor Press Release: June 15, 2020 Richmond, VA- Transact Capital Partners is pleased to announce that Yellow Umbrella, a specialty grocer of fresh seafood, meats, prepared foods and provisions, has been acquired by a private investor. Transact Capital Partners served […]
M&A Mistake #10: Over-Complicated Deal Structure by Jonathan Brabrand
One challenge sellers face in the final closing phase of the transaction is the onset of deal fatigue, exhaustion that often turns into hopelessness that the deal will never close, that the process will stretch on endlessly. The danger of deal fatigue is real, often driven by an over-complicated deal structure, as the Browns learned […]
M&A Mistake #9: No Negotiating Leverage by Jonathan Brabrand
Colette Anderson is the former CEO and managing partner of NT Brands, the parent company of a portfolio of premium consumer brands in several active lifestyle categories. One of the biggest successes of her twenty-year career at NT Brands was the lucrative sale of one of the company’s fastest-growing divisions, McIntire Industries. In this excerpt […]
M&A Mistake #8: No Strategic Plan by Jonathan Brabrand
Buyers seek to acquire companies at an inflection point, where their capital and partnership can make an exponential difference to the future of the business. Your ability to show potential buyers how you created strategic plans and executed upon them in the past will give them the confidence to believe in your current strategic plan […]
Transact Capital Advises Mapcom Systems on its Sale to Battery Ventures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2020 Transact Capital Advises Mapcom Systems on its Sale to Battery Ventures RICHMOND, Va. – Transact Capital Partners, a full-service mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Mapcom Systems has been acquired by VertiGIS, a portfolio company of Battery Ventures. Managing Director Jonathan Brabrand led the […]
M&A Mistake #7: Over-Emphasis on Price by Jonathan Brabrand
Ask any business owner what the primary goal of a sale process is, and chances are their top answer will be to maximize purchase price. And that’s understandable; a big payday is clearly one of the top reasons owners sell their business. But price is not the only factor you should consider when evaluating exit […]
M&A Mistake #6: Avoidable Surprises by Jonathan Brabrand
There are many reasons M&A deals fail to close. Macro factors, like changes in tax laws, an economic slowdown, or an unexpected rise in interest rates, can cause a transaction to fall apart. Likewise, a sharp decline in the buyer’s stock price, a change in strategic direction from their Board of Directors, a shortfall in […]
