Due Diligence: Quality Inspection for Business Sales
When you buy a home, you get a home inspection. When you buy a car, you take it to the mechanic. Before shipping a board or assembly, it goes through several levels of inspection. Buying a business is like a... Read More →
Pivot Like MJ
Most successful businesses have pivoted at least 4–5 times during their history. Even the largest companies—such as Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google—need to keep changing and innovating, or they will drop off. As a smaller, nimbler business, it should be... Read More →
Lessons From Recent PCB/PCBA Buyers
I’ve reached out to several of our buy-side clients as well as others who have recently made acquisitions in the PCB and PCBA sectors. Here are some of their thoughts on what went right, what went wrong, and what they... Read More →
Why Can’t You Sell Your Business on eBay?
Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if we could buy and sell companies online? Owners could avoid a lot of trouble and fees as well as get deals done quicker. Imagine going to a 55-year high school anniversary and finally... Read More →
Avoid Surprises During the M&A Process
No one likes surprises, especially in merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals; there are enough unknown variables to start with. As the deal progresses, tensions start to rise, so any additional variables can cause a disproportionate response. Below are some ways... Read More →
GP Ventures’ Tom Kastner on PCB Mergers and Acquisitions
It’s always interesting talking with Tom Kastner, president of GP Ventures, because he has his finger on the pulse of our industry’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) more than anyone. He knows which companies are selling, buying, or thinking about it.... Read More →
SlingShot Assembly Acquires BEI Electronics
Friday, May 4, 2018 – (Denver, CO and Franksville, WI) SlingShot Assembly continues to alter the landscape of U.S. PCB assembly with the acquisition of Wisconsin-based BEI Electronics. The combined company provides a unique offering of ultra-fast, high-quality prototype... Read More →
How to Prepare for a Smooth Post-M&A Deal Transition
Selling a company is an exciting process, as well as time-consuming, stressful, and complex. Both sellers and buyers are sometimes so caught up in the deal that they forget to properly plan the post-deal integration. The buyer certainly has an... Read More →
HT Global Circuits Acquires Pho-Tronics
April 19, 2017 HT Global Circuits, a manufacturer of printed circuit boards, has acquired fellow PCB manufacturer Pho-Tronics for an undisclosed sum. Pho-Tronics will continue to be operated by the existing management team. The entire company will be re-named Pho-Tronics... Read More →
Mid-2017 Report on the State of the N.A. PCB M&A Market
One of the most popular questions we receive concerns the market for M&A. Here is our take on the current market for PCB shops in North America. In general, the PCB market in North America is not growing, which means... Read More →