Houston M&A Market Report — 2026 Mid-Year Observations
What we're seeing in Houston mid-market M&A in 2026 — the succession wave, sector dynamics, deal structure trends, and buyer-seller expectation gaps.
Read →How to Buy a New Jersey Liquor License in 2026 — Complete Guide
How to buy a NJ liquor license — license types, municipal supply, valuation ranges, ABC transfer process, timeline, and the common mistakes that kill deals.
Read →How to Sell a New Jersey Liquor License — The Seller's Playbook (2026)
How to sell a NJ liquor license — valuation, pricing correctly, finding qualified buyers, ABC transfer process, and mistakes that cost sellers money.
Read →The Complete M&A Due Diligence Checklist (Buy-Side and Sell-Side)
Comprehensive M&A due diligence checklist for Houston lower-middle-market deals — financial, legal, operational, commercial, HR, tax, IT, environmental.
Read →What Is a Quality of Earnings Report? (And When You Actually Need One)
What a Quality of Earnings (QoE) report is, what it looks at, what it costs, when you need one, and how findings translate to deal price in Houston M&A.
Read →Which Business Entity Should I Form? LLC vs S-Corp vs C-Corp (2026)
Which business entity to form — LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, partnership. Decision framework, tax tradeoffs, multi-entity structures, and common mistakes founders make.
Read →Business Valuation Methods Explained: DCF, Comps, and Asset-Based
The 3 business valuation methods explained for Houston owners — DCF, comparable transactions, and asset-based. When each applies and how to interpret them.
Read →Buy-Side M&A Advisory in Houston: How It Actually Works
How buy-side M&A advisory works in Houston — thesis, sourcing, diligence, negotiation, close. What buyers get wrong and why hourly beats commission.
Read →Choosing a Houston Buy-Side M&A Advisor: 8 Questions to Ask
The 8 questions every Houston buyer should ask before hiring a buy-side M&A advisor. What good answers sound like, what red flags sound like, and why fee structure matters most.
Read →The Owner's Guide to a Confidential Business Sale in Houston
Sell a Houston business without employees, customers, or competitors finding out — layered NDAs, buyer qualification, data room controls, communication strategy.
Read →How to Read an EBITDA Multiple (And Why Yours Is Probably Wrong)
How EBITDA multiples work in Houston business valuation — why identical EBITDA can mean wildly different multiples, and the 8 factors that move the number.
Read →The Houston Buy-Side M&A Process: From Investment Thesis to Close
What a Houston buy-side M&A process actually looks like, phase by phase — thesis, sourcing, IOI, LOI, diligence, close, integration. Realistic timelines and where deals slow down.
Read →When Is My Business Ready to Sell? A 12-Month Houston Prep Checklist
12-month readiness work before selling a Houston business — financial cleanup, concentration, key-person risk, systems. What buyers actually look for.
Read →Sell-Side vs Buy-Side M&A in Houston: Which Side Are You On?
Sell-side vs buy-side M&A advisory in Houston explained — who represents whom, how fees work, when each applies, and why dual representation is a red flag.
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