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Why is M&A so important? And how do you best position your firm for M&A success?

Mindy Diamond, Columnist: Career Moves

July 2, 2018

After years of strong growth, many successful independent businesses find themselves at a plateau. Inorganic growth—via mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or recruiting—offers these firms a way to expand into new markets, improve buying power, gain scale and capture operating leverage. M&A can also increase the metrics on which the valuation of the business is based, and help solve for succession.

Although every wealth management firm fancies themselves a buyer, most fail in their efforts to recruit or acquire. In this episode, Mindy explains what prospective buyers must identify and solve for to successfully attract potential sellers, including:

  • What is your firm’s value proposition?

  • Is your infrastructure robust enough to support added growth?

  • Have you identified your next generation?

  • How will you access the capital for the deal?

  • And, most importantly, what are you looking to solve for?

By being able to demonstrate why a prospective seller would grow faster with you than without you, your firm will be better positioned for M&A success, and poised to build a business with real enterprise value.

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Mindy Diamond is President & CEO of Diamond Consultants in Morristown, N.J., a nationally recognized boutique search and consulting firm in the financial services industry.

About the Author

Mindy Diamond

Columnist: Career Moves, CEO, Diamond Consultants

https://www.diamond-consultants.com/

Mindy started Diamond Consultants in 1998 from her bedroom floor—and today it’s known as one of the leading consulting and recruiting firms for the industry’s top financial advisors. Drawing from her own entrepreneurial experience, the firm employs a unique relationship-driven approach that helps individuals and organizations achieve what she refers to as their “Best Business Lives.” Mindy hosts the popular podcast series Mindy Diamond on Independence, is a prolific writer and regular media contributor.

For more information, visit: https://www.diamond-consultants.com/team/mindy-diamond/