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Could 2011 be the Year to Sell Your Business?

Could 2011 Be a Good Year to Sell Your Company?

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Fact:    Public companies, private buyers, and banks have $3.2 Trillion in cash that needs to be invested!

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Fact:     About 1,200 owners of companies between $5 and $50 million are ready to sell!

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Come hear an experienced dealmaker talk about:

  • How this can create a "sellers market" in the year 2011
  • What company owners can do to maximize the value in a sale
  • How to avoid the negatives that turn buyers off

**The event is free but you pay for lunch. ($15) Includes food, n/a drink, tax and tip.  **

 

About the Speaker:                           

 

John Hammett is the Managing Director of Coporate Finance Associates'Minneapolis Office.  CFA is a national investment banking firm that specializes in helping owners sell their companies.  CFA was established in 1956 and the firm closed 28 transactions in 2010, making it #9 nationwide for deals below $50 million.

 

John is a former company owner who has also been CEO of a public company, and CEO of companies acquired by private equity investors.  As an operating executive, John has been both a buyer and a seller of companies.  For the last ten years, John has been a full-time advisor to owners and buyers of private companies in a wide range of industries from flight simulation to wood products.

 

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