by Andrew Cassin | Sep 8, 2015 | Blog
Consider this: you have studied the opportunities for a new widget, identified your target market, crafted a bulletproof marketing plan and commenced manufacturing. You have dedicated months, perhaps years, to researching, testing, developing and funding this new...
by Andrew Cassin | Oct 14, 2014 | Blog
An oft-cited theme amongst predatory property investors is the 3 Sacred Ds of Real Estate, which relates to three life events creating a “highly motivated vendor” scenario, being Death, Divorce and Debt. Deceased Estates are prime targets of well-funded...
by Andrew Cassin | Oct 28, 2012 | Blog
Business acquisitions can be complex at the best of times, so it is always useful to be able to distil key principles into simple, memorable sound bites. Whilst I can lay claim to some pearls of wisdom, most I pick up during my day-to-day interactions with M&A...
by Andrew Cassin | May 28, 2012 | Blog
Contrary to perceptions that the retirement of the Baby Boomers will exacerbate supply/demand imbalances in the market for buyers of privately-owned businesses, market trends in the United States are revealing a diamterically-opposed reality. According to research...
by Andrew Cassin | Mar 7, 2012 | Blog
Since the onset of what has been termed the Global Financial Crisis – in typical Western shorthand, the GFC – in late 2008, the market for business exits has undergone a radical transformation. Unable – or at best, unwilling – to forecast with any confidence,...
