Ben Stein: Economy is Off the Critical List
To sum it up, “the cool kids meet in Texas and God Bless America”. Ben Stein, the key note speaker for the Texas Capital Connection met all expectations with his dry sense of humour and informative...
View ArticleHuron’s in Detroit, But Does A Lot More Than Automotive
Huron Capital likes DFW as a growth area. While they are headquartered in Detroit, automotive is only a small part of their universe. In an interview with Allegiance Capital’s Ryan Foley, Gretchen...
View ArticlePrivately-funded EBSCO Comes to Texas to Connect
EBSCO is a private, family fund with a portfolio of more than 40 businesses. Their model involves acquiring 100% of the equity in a business and providing strong incentives for the management team....
View ArticleTootie Pie Co. Looks at Growth Equity
Don Merrill is the President and CEO of Tootie Pie Company. They have grown the brand substantially in five years. Now, growth equity might make sense as they expand their footprint of retail cafes....
View ArticleTHREE CHEERS FOR METALBENDERS: An Industry Valuation Update
Engineered metal parts manufacturers are enjoying a nice recovery and robust M&A activity If you machine it, stamp it, bend it, roll it, shear it, forge it, or cast it, chances are you’re selling...
View ArticleSelling a Business: Tricks of the Trade
At Allegiance, we are very good at getting premium prices for our sellers and successfully closing transactions for our buyers. Our secret is educating the seller (whether we are representing the...
View ArticleSelling a Family Owned Business: A Construction Company Case Study
Allegiance Capital specializes in representing family owned businesses in sale. Here’s an example of how, despite a number of challenges and obstacles, the Allegiance Capital team led the successful...
View ArticleFamily Business Succession Planning and Your Exit Strategy: Be Sale Ready
Pam Ragon, Senior Vice President, talks about Allegiance Capital Corporation’s unique operations and details the importance of succession planning in an exit strategy. Being “Sale Ready” means more...
View ArticlePet Industry M&A: Industry Snapshot
Despite challenging environments to the consumer in the past few years, the pet industry continues to perform at or above expectations. U.S. pet industry spending has grown at a 4.7 % compounded annual...
View ArticleWhat an Entrepreneur Is…and Is Not.
In the January 2011 issue of Fast Company magazine, Bill Taylor said “too much entrepreneurship is a bad thing.” I read that same quote in 1999 from a leading venture capitalist, who was chastised for...
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