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WHY BUY, SELL OR MERGE?

Among the reasons for Buyers
  • Diversify or expand into new regions, services and/or building types
  • Service clients across broader geographic regions
  • Compete more effectively against firms with larger market penetration
  • Position a firm to have a larger impact within the communities it serves
  • Acquire new areas of expertise and knowledge
  • Increase viability for specific projects
  • Leverage current leadership team, infrastructure and intellectual capital
  • Expand leadership team
  • Obtain skilled staff and/or broaden base for attracting new staff
  • Expand design skills and/or production capacity
  • Gain access to technological resources
  • Gain greater economies of scale
  • Facilitate succession planning

Among the reasons for Sellers
  • Diversify into new regions, services and/or building types
  • Become viable for larger and more prestigious projects
  • Provide more comprehensive services to clients
  • Compete more effectively against larger firms
  • Leverage design skills and portfolio outside of home territory
  • Increase staff depth
  • Gain access to marketing, management, design and/or production capabilities
  • Gain access to infrastructure (technology, human resources, etc.)
  • Allow principals to redefine professional focus
  • Expand career opportunities for key staff
  • Increase profitability
  • Facilitate succession planning

For related information, please see:
  • Confidential Clearinghouse
  • Current M+A Opportunities
  • Completed Acquisitions



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