Estate Planning Opportunities: How to Safeguard Assets in Turbulent Times

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  The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on our society and on businesses around the globe has been devastating and has introduced unprecedented uncertainty into every aspect of our daily lives. The ultimate extent and depth of the current economic downturn is unknowable, casting doubt on future economic recovery across the U.S. and global economy. The net […]

CRO Report: CRO’s Are Positioned For Accelerating Growth

  In this CRO Report, we analyze public and private company transactions for 2020 and over the past 3 years, evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on the CRO space, deliver insights and trends that CRO business owners should be aware of moving forward, and more.   CRO Report Takeaways:   CRO industry revenue growth is expected […]

Monthly Transaction Monitor | September 2020

In the second edition of the Monthly Transaction Monitor report, we continue to analyze deal volumes within our 6 Practice Groups on a monthly basis, evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on business valuations, compare various public indices highlighting relevant sectors/segments, and more.   September 2020 Report Takeaways:   Stability is Returning to the M&A Market   […]

Monthly Transaction Monitor | August 2020

In this first ever Monthly Transaction Monitor Report, we analyze deal volumes within our 6 Practice Groups on a monthly basis, evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on business valuations, compare various public indices highlighting relevant sectors/segments, and more.     August 2020 Report Takeaways:     Declines Have Been Pronounced, Perhaps Less Than Expected However   […]

Tax Planning Q&A: 1H 2020 & Beyond

This informative and in-depth Q&A between a well-recognized tax attorney, who was previously an investment banker, and an M&A and valuation expert contains answers for your most relevant tax planning questions during this pandemic, and beyond to a normalized economy.  Objective Managing Director Channing Hamlet speaks with Attorney Megan Jones from Withersworlwide about tax planning […]

Shareholder Rights Plans Guide to Resurgence

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  We recently advised RCM Technologies, Inc. in connection with their implementation of a shareholder rights plan. As part of the research for this project, we noted that there has been a pattern of companies using these plans as a tool during times of economic weakness. The data clearly shows that the number of shareholder […]

M&A Remains Strong Amid COVID-19 In Certain Industry Segments

  In the current COVID-19 reality, we are navigating a fluid M&A market from the front lines to help our clients succeed in this evolving scenario. While the M&A activity in exposed industry segments has been devastated, M&A activity in certain segments continues to be active. Each industry segment has multiple aspects effected differently by […]