Author: Joseph Eneldas

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August 11, 2009

Distressed Takeovers Soar

By Joseph Eneldas

The brutal recession is opening up the landscape to vulture investors as never before. New data show that distressed-debt deals — in which creditors use their debt positions to seize ownership of troubled companies — are running close to double the pace of 2008. Some 140 of the deals have been struck during 2009, compared…

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July 24, 2009

Warning! Business Sellers Are Liars

By Joseph Eneldas

“Business Seller Retiring – Priced to Move” While searching for an existing small business to buy, the novice entrepreneur will come across a few deals that seem almost too good to be true. There are times when a family situation or a dodgy medical condition may require a quick sale at a below-market price, but…

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July 10, 2009

Retailers Negotiate Rent Reductions

By Joseph Eneldas

Retail chains are using the fine print in their leases to demand rent reductions, eking out critical savings and pressuring mall owners already struggling with vacancies…. …. Retailers that want to stay put are using the triggered clauses to negotiate multi-year rent reductions from their landlords, often in exchange for adding more years to their…

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July 2, 2009

Company Valuations

By Joseph Eneldas

INC Magazine recently published their valuation guide, which can be found here http://www.inc.com/valuation

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June 22, 2009

Increased Buy Side Activities

By Joseph Eneldas

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ -With the slow thawing of credit markets and a diminished decline in economic activities, we see increased buyer activities. A recent new engagement generated 50 inquiries just within five days. Thus, we seem to see a trend that continues from what we had stated in our earlier email to you. However, for…

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May 6, 2009

Economic Recovery?

By Joseph Eneldas

Exploring a little further the topic of our last email, namely the up-tick in transaction activity in the spring, we can report that March has been our second busiest month ever in the history of the company. Buyer inquiries have dramatically increased, and assuming this trend being an early indicator, the economy seems indeed to…

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April 10, 2009

Professional Business Advisors

By Joseph Eneldas

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ – April – As professional advisors to small business owners, one knows the challenges client’s face, day-in, day-out, particularly, in these times when many businesses face a down turn. Eventually, every business owner will need to sell the business or close it down. After struggling for success for many years, hard decisions need…

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April 7, 2009

Springtime Fever?

By Joseph Eneldas

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ – April – As unlikely as it appears, spring does indeed increase transaction flow. Whereas one would think that numbers don’t lie and result in the same analysis throughout the year, it’s the springtime that gets the juices flowing. And similar to the real estate market (although a quite different business altogether),…

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March 23, 2009

A Brilliant Time To Invest?

By Joseph Eneldas

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ – March -In July 1993, Tom Siebel launched Siebel Systems, which made software for managing corporate sales staffs. The U.S. economy was faltering, and the market for his product was new and untested. In other words, the timing couldn’t have been better. Also Online Peter Applebome: Not even the rich can afford…