An alternative to organic growth is to achieve growth through acquisition. But acquiring a business takes a lot of thoughtful coordination and time. It also requires an enormous amount of time and energy to identify optimal targets, perform due diligence, have effective negotiations, proper deal structure, closing and finally post acquisition integration. The end result can be catastrophic – or – a well conceived and executed acquisition can create tremendous shareholder value.

Create your acquisition team:

Investment Bank

• Serves as intermediary to search, identify and approach target companies
• Provides independent credentialed valuations
• Assists in securing capital for acquisitions
• Negotiates optimal price, optimal deal structure, optimal terms

Attorney

• Negotiates the legal terms of the purchase agreement
• Manages legal risks

CPA

• Audit and accounting matters

Build Wealth

The only way to build wealth through your business is to continually increase the gap between the money that comes into the business and the money that goes out.

So why do many business owners make money but never progress to the point of building wealth? Because they failed to develop and implement a plan to reduce the assault on wealth by taxes, lawsuits and missed growth opportunities.

A business owner’s plan must identify threats that impact income during the year, including taxes, lawsuits, retirement plan, exit and estate plan.