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LEARN MORE ABOUT TRANSACTIONS Zweig Group’s Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions for the A/E/P & Environmental Consulting Firms – an updated and revised version of the A/E Mergers & Acquisitions Cookbook (2007) – is a straightforward guide to the complicated transactions that can catapult your A/E/P or environmental firm from run-of-the-mill to extraordinary. Readers will learn: How to prepare their A/E/P or environmental firm for a merger or acquisition How to find appropriate targets Tips for drafting a letter of intent Strategies for conducting thorough due diligence Standard transaction documents and how to structure a deal How to prepare for closing the deal Post-closing integration issues to look out for A Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions for A/E/P & Environmental Consulting Firms is available now at a special pre-sale price. For more information, visit zweiggroup.com/books.php.
ARE YOU THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT BUYING OR SELLING? The architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industry is experiencing an unprecedented boom in M&A activity. Is your firm ready to make a smart deal for growth? Is your leadership prepared to critically evaluate offers as they come in? For M&A In-a-Day, Zweig Group’s M&A team comes to you for a briskly-paced, interactive one-day session that covers all phases of a transaction – from developing a strategy to post-deal integration. The program is field-developed from actual client engagements and real- world experience advising hundreds of transactions of all sizes in the A/E industry. Attendees learn: How to develop an M&A strategy How to screen candidates and identify strong prospects. How to evaluating candidates and establish a basis for value How to weigh complex legal, tax, and accounting implications of transactions How to structure the deal and negotiate to their advantage Post-closing integration tactics to ensure success. Who should attend: With M&A in a Day, transaction specialists come to your firm to ensure confidentiality. Whether you are interested in buying or selling, firm leadership should attend the seminar. Business leaders, including presidents, CFOs, and CEOs Market/office leaders who will head up an acquisition effort for their line of business Corporate development and strategy/ finance executives HR executives and others who will be involved in firm integration Continuing education: Attendees earn 6 CEUs. Zweig Group is registered with the AIA for continuing professional education credits. Attendees receive a certificate of attendance. For more information, visit zweiggroup. com/seminars/maiad or email jkiser@ zweiggroup.com.
SURVEY SAYS ... According to Zweig Group’s 2015 Merger & Acquisition Survey of AEP & Environmental Consulting Firms :
20 percent of firms are considering merging with another firm within the next five years
42 percent of firms are considering buying another firm within the next five years
68 percent of firms’ strategic plans involve a merger and/ or acquisition within the next five years
29 percent of firms are considering selling to another firm within the next five years
The percentage of firms considering buying another firm increased slightly from 2014 to 2015.
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THE ZWEIG LETTER NOVEMBER 16, 2015, ISSUE 1128
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