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Aug 23, 2016

Jeff Hawkes is the manager of corporate development at Ecolab. He and his team evaluate, analyze, and perform due-diligence as well as offer post-merger integration planning for global M&A transactions. Jeff discusses in this episode his investment methodology, due-diligence procedures, and other key factors towards purchasing a business. Get a behind-the-scenes look on what an M&A manager looks for in a business and how you can set your business up for success.

 

Key Takeaways:

[1:35] What's the difference between a strategic buyers and a financial buyer?

[6:50] What is EBITDA?

[7:40] How much of an impact does the economy have on the decision-making process?

[9:45] The market is quite hot right now. Jeff believes one of the factors to this are the private equity firms raising capital.

[10:25] What's Jeff's investment/buying methodology?

[15:35] How does Jeff and his team perform proper due diligence on a company?

[16:50] How do you go about measuring company culture?

[19:20] So what drives a purchase price? Jeff lists 3 factors you have to consider.

[22:00] What are some of the things Jeff looks for?

[25:20] How does Jeff react when business owners begin to hold off on key purchases for their company when they're getting ready to sell?

[30:20] Jeff does about 6 weeks' worth of due diligence on a company.

[35:30] What kind of things should a business owner be doing to increase the value of the sale?

[40:10] Don't try to hide or shave the numbers down. Be upfront about it.

[43:55] Why do acquisitions fail?

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

www.dynastylc.com

www.ecolab.com

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