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Sell-side Due Diligence: Focus on Your Needs with a Quality of Earnings Report

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  • March 9, 2023
  • Transaction Advisory Services
When it comes to selling your company, an audit or review of your financial statements is simply not enough. Rather, focusing on EBITDA, income…
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How to Leverage Proof of Cash (POC) to Revenue in Your Next Deal

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  • September 2, 2022
  • Accounting | Transaction Advisory Services
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M&A and the Looming Potential for a Recession

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  • May 31, 2022
  • COVID-19 | Transaction Advisory Services | Wealth Management
Where does M&A go from here? When the economy shut down in March of 2020 as a reaction to the pandemic, the government and…
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How Did 2021 Change Valuations in M&A?

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  • May 27, 2022
  • Forensic & Valuation | Transaction Advisory Services
According to Reuters, global M&A activity reached new highs at the end of 2021 – building on the record-breaking dealmaking streak from the beginning…
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4 Reasons Transactions Go Awry (And How To Avoid Them)

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  • January 4, 2022
  • Transaction Advisory Services
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Will Tax Changes Affect My Deals?

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  • December 17, 2021
  • Tax | Transaction Advisory Services
Activity in Washington has ramped up the last couple of months, and if you haven’t checked out the tax changes (and potential changes), we…
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Positioning Yourself for a Big Deal

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  • December 13, 2021
  • Transaction Advisory Services
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All-in-One Vendor Relationship: How to Choose a Preferred Partner for Your Next Transaction

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  • September 21, 2021
  • Human Resources | Marketing & Communications | Public Relations | Security | Tax | Technology | Transaction Advisory Services
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Your Blueprint to a Quality of Earnings Report

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  • June 23, 2021
  • Transaction Advisory Services
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How did 2020 change Valuations in M&A?

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  • April 30, 2021
  • COVID-19 | Forensic & Valuation | Transaction Advisory Services
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Do you stand out? The value of brand-building for M&A professionals

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  • February 25, 2021
  • Branding | Marketing & Communications | Transaction Advisory Services
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Due Diligence the Right Way During COVID-Era Acquisitions

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  • October 6, 2020
  • COVID-19 | Technology | Transaction Advisory Services
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Demystifying Due Diligence: The Q of E

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  • August 14, 2020
  • Transaction Advisory Services
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How Earnouts Prevent Burnouts in Transactions

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  • August 12, 2020
  • Transaction Advisory Services
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  • July 23, 2020
  • COVID-19 | Transaction Advisory Services
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A Quality of Earnings Report: Where Audits Fear to Tread

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  • April 14, 2020
  • Transaction Advisory Services
You see stellar earnings for a company you’re about to acquire. These figures could be a positive sign—longtime, happy customers behaving as expected, the…
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Sikich has the distinction of being the first Microsoft Dynamics partner to take a manufacturing company live on Microsoft Dynamics AX 7. Sikich was…
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