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Managing Director Receives M&A Master Intermediary Designation

M&A Source
BMI Managing Director, Tom Kerchner has been named a Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary(M&AMI) by the M&A Source.  According to the M&A Source, the M&AMI designation “distinguishes its holders as seasoned intermediary professionals who have a solid educational background (and) proven accomplishments in completing deals…the M&AMI is the only designation to require both educational credits…
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Business Sales Survey Report Q3 2016

M&A Source
Recapitalization Emerges as a Top Reason for Sale of Small Businesses According To Market Pulse Quarterly Report (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) November 30, 2016 – For the first time in nearly three years, recapitalization has replaced burnout as one of the top reasons that businesses valued at $5-50MM go to market, according to the quarterly Market Pulse…
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BMI Assists in Combination of Architecture and Interior Design Firms

BMI Mergers & Acquisitions announces the acquisition of Diversified Design, a Harrisburg area interior design firm established in 1983 by Beers + Hoffman Architecture with offices in the Lancaster and Lebanon area. Beers Hoffman is an architectural firm extensively experienced in the design of senior living, schools, healthcare & medical facilities, churches, institutional & libraries,…
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BMI Sells Frozen Food Manufacturer & Distributor in Metro Philadelphia Area

BMI Sells Sicilian Chefs, NJ
(Philadelphia, PA)  – BMI Mergers & Acquisitions, a merger, and acquisition advisory firm announces the sale of Blackwood, NJ-based Sicilian Chef’s Inc., makers of the Caesar’s Pasta brand, to Consolidated Investment Group. Sicilian Chef’s was founded in 1967 by Michael Lodato where the family-run business quickly grew to include three generations of the Lodato family….
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BMI Managing Director Named President of the Pennsylvania Business Brokers Association

PA Business Brokers
The Pennsylvania Business Brokers Association (PBBA) has elected BMI Managing Director, Tom Kerchner as President of the state organization for a two year term beginning January 1, 2016. The PBBA is an association of business brokers and merger and acquisition advisors whose goal is to promote the growth and professionalism of the business brokerage community…
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Business Sales Volume and Valuation Multiples May Have Plateaued

Surveys of deal professionals covering business sales completed in the first three-quarters of 2015 show that business valuation multiples are drifting downward. The number of new deals coming to market has declined. Reasons for the decline in new deals and valuation multiples are unclear; however, completing deals requires confidence in the future. After rising for…
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