Category: Industry & specialty
M&A in specific industries and ownership contexts, from home services to family-owned businesses.
7 articles in this category.
- Cross-border M&A — Transactions in which buyer and target are in different jurisdictions. Layers on currency, foreign-investment review, multi-jurisdiction tax planning, employment law and cultural-integration complexity.
- Distressed M&A — M&A involving financially distressed or insolvent targets, often executed via Section 363 sales, Chapter 11 restructurings or out-of-court workouts. Speed, certainty and free-and-clear title dominate the value drivers.
- Family-business M&A — Acquisitions of family-owned and -operated companies. Distinctive features include succession planning, owner-dependence concerns, normalisation of personal expenses and earnouts tied to founder transition.
- Founder-led transitions — M&A that doubles as the operating handoff from a founder-owner to professional management or a buyer's team. Common in SBA and lower-mid-market deals; key-person risk is the central diligence theme.
- Healthcare M&A — M&A in healthcare and life sciences. Heavily shaped by reimbursement, clinical-trial value, regulatory approvals, FDA / ANDA portfolios, and licensing structures distinct from generic deal practice.
- Home-services M&A — Mergers and acquisitions in the home-services industry — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, pest control, landscaping, garage doors and adjacent verticals. A roll-up-heavy, PE-backed segment of the lower-middle market.
- SaaS M&A — Mergers and acquisitions in software-as-a-service businesses. Distinctive features include ARR-based valuation, retention metrics, deferred revenue treatment in PPA, and tech / IP diligence.