In this week’s blog, we want to discuss things you can do today to help prepare for a future sale. To do this, we will pull from a past article our sister Company, Quazar Business Brokerage wrote in their monthly newsletter, Quazar Quips: Read More

LMI Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMIA) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Sonaca Group, a global aero-structures company. LMI is a leading supplier of structural assemblies, kits, and components and provider of engineering services. Under the transaction, Sonaca hopes to create a combined global leader in design and manufacturing capabilities of complex aero-structures. According to Dan Korte, LMI’s CEO, “…LMI and Sonaca have complementary product portfolios while large Read More

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (“RB”), the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company, announced on February 10 that it has signed a merger agreement with Mead Johnson Nutrition Company. Mead Johnson is a global leader in infant and children’s nutrition, develops, manufacturers, markets, and distributes more than 70 products in over 50 markets worldwide. Read More

Carbonite, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARB), a leading provider of data protection solutions for small and midsize businesses announced it has officially acquired Double-Take Software on January 31st. Under the acquisition, Carbonite hopes to realize the following synergies with their current suite: Read More

Quazar Capital Corporation is pleased to announce that their client, Innovance, Inc. (Innovance), has acquired Midland Technologies, Inc. (Midland), the second acquisition Quazar advised Innovance on in 2016. Midland specializes in the manufacturing of products designed as components in the die-casting and plastic mold industries. Midland has a wide range of manufacturing customers located in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Read More

Minneapolis based recreational vehicle manufacturer, Arctic Cat (Nasdaq: ACAT) announced on January 25th that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Textron Specialized Vehicles, Inc. Textron Specialized Vehicles is a leading global manufacturer of golf cars, utility and personal transportation vehicles, professional turf-care equipment, and group support equipment – it is a subsidiary of Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT). Read More

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) announced on January 23rd that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB (“Nordic”). Nordic Cinema Group is the largest cinema operator in the Nordic and Baltic countries, that currently operates over 68 theaters in almost 50 major and mid-sized cities in the region. Read More

On January 9th, Surgical Care Affiliates (Nasdaq: SCAI), a leader in the outpatient surgery industry, and Optum, Inc. have announced they will be combining their companies. Optum is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business that is part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). The combination of the two companies will build upon Optum’s primary and urgent care delivery services business, while expanding their capabilities in outpatient surgical procedures. Read More

On January 5th, Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with CEB. CEB (NYSE: CEB) operates as a practice insight and technology company, developing innovative solutions to drive corporate performance. Read More

As a New Year begins, it creates new opportunities for businesses to continue the growth experienced throughout 2016. This could mean a promising Mergers & Acquisitions marketplace in 2017. However, before 2017 gets in full swing, we wanted to reflect back at 2016 and the strong marketplace for Mergers & Acquisitions. Read More