The U.S. Small Business Administration released SOP 50 10 8.1 on August 14, 2026, introducing several meaningful changes to how SBA-backed business acquisitions will be structured and underwritten beginning October 1. For manufacturing and industrial business owners and buyers, these changes deserve attention. SBA financing plays an important role in lower-middle-market M&A, particularly at the […]
Nearly 70 to 75% of business acquisitions fail to achieve their predicted results. That doesn’t always mean the deal collapses, but it can indicate that you’ve chosen the wrong type of acquisition strategy. For businesses in the Mainstreet (up to $2M) and Lower Middle Market ($1M–$50M) segments, this may mean overpaying for a complementary business, […]
What happens after the deal is signed often determines whether a merger or acquisition delivers on its promise or falls short. Post-acquisition strategies are where vision meets execution, and value is either realized or eroded. This stage, often called the post-acquisition integration process, combines assets and integrates people, systems, and cultures to achieve synergy realization […]