Archives for December 2013

Can You Really Afford to Sell?

In many cases, the sale of a small company is “event” driven. That is, the reason for sale is often an event such as a health decline or illness, divorce, partnership issues, or even a decline in business. A much more difficult reason for selling is one in which the owners simply want to retire and live happily ever after. Here is the problem: Suppose the owners have a very prosperous distribution business. They each draw about $200,000 annually from the business plus cars and other benefits. If the company sold for $2 million, let’s say after debt, taxes and closing expenses, the net proceeds would be $1.5 million. Sounds good, until you realize that the net proceeds only represent about 3 1/2 years of income for each (and that doesn’t include the cars, health insurance, etc.). Then what? The above scenario is not atypical, especially in small companies. These are solid companies that provide a very comfortable living for two owners. In the above example, the owners obviously … [Read more...]

Congratulations Milacron on Your Recent Acquisition

We want to congratulate Milacron LLC on it recent acquisition of American Extrusion Services. We at Provest are proud to have represented AES through this deal! Link to read local articles below. Dayton Business Journals: http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2013/12/02/cincinnati-manufacturer-buys.html#! Dayton Daily News: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/business/cincinnati-company-acquires-springboro-manufacture/nb8kP/ … [Read more...]