SURVEY REPORT Q1 2021 1 in 4 Businesses Still Operating Below Capacity Roughly 13 months into the pandemic, data from the Market Pulse survey of business brokers and M&A advisors suggests that 1 in 4 small and medium businesses are still temporarily closed or operating below capacity. Advisors i...
SURVEY REPORT Q4 2020 PPP Loans Stalling Some Transitions The latest data from the Market Pulse survey of business brokers and M&A advisors suggests that PPP loans are proving to be an obstacle in roughly half of business transitions. For businesses with PPP loans in the Main Street market, advi...
SURVEY REPORT Q3 2020 Pandemic-Proof Businesses in Demand The latest data from the Market Pulse survey of business brokers and M&A advisors suggests that pandemic resistant businesses are in demand. Advisors completed 301 transactions in Q3, a 71% increase over Q2 2020 and a 43% increase year-ov...
SURVEY REPORT Q2 2020 Small Business M&A Shaken, but Resilient The M&A market continues to be somewhat resilient, although sellers face hurdles and delays in Q2 2020. In surveying Main Street business brokers (representing businesses valued under $2 million), we found that 36% of their deal...
SURVEY REPORT Q1 2020 Small Business M&A Reports Early Impact of COVID-19 While many small business owners are struggling to keep their doors open, others are finding they can no longer get out the door. A recent survey of business brokers and M&A advisors reveals that more than half of the ...
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SURVEY REPORT Q4 2019 Market Outlook Positive for 2020 Valuations for small and medium businesses held strong in 2019, remaining at or above market peaks. In the past year, median multiples never varied more than 0.2 points in any market sector, and Q4 2019 ended on par with the year prior. Generall...
SURVEY REPORT Q3 2019 Business Brokers Say Recession and Political Fears Driving Down Valuations The recession isn’t here yet, but enough people are talking about it and predicting it that it’s already driving down business valuations, according to 53% of business brokers surveyed in October. Ad...
