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United States Appraisals Acquired by Stewart Information Services
June 4, 2020
United States Appraisals of Overland Park, KS was recently acquired by Stewart Information Services Corporation, which strengthens Stewart’s digital real estate services offering in appraisal and valuation management. This move enhances Stewart’s existing title insurance, ...
Netsmart Acquires QIRT
June 2, 2020
Netsmart announced it has acquired New York-based post-acute healthcare consulting firm, Quality In Real Time (QIRT). Together, Netsmart and QIRT offerings will form the largest service provider in the post-acute community, with more than 400 ...
Get Real about Your Company’s Weaknesses
May 29, 2020
Identifying and resolving a company’s weaknesses is one of the most difficult steps business owners go through when planning for their exit and an ultimate sale. It’s a time to be brutally honest and open-minded. ...
Growth Through Acquisition
May 29, 2020
Growing your business through an acquisition can offer a faster road to your goals, whether you simply want to increase revenue from your current product or service offerings or the acquisition allows you to tap ...
Faultless Brands Sells to Architect Equity
May 29, 2020
Architect Equity (“Architect”) announced it has acquired Faultless Brands, owners of Faultless, Niagara and Magic laundry products, Bon Ami and Kleen King cleaning products and Trapp Fragrances. Faultless Brands is based in Kansas City, Missouri ...
Mergers & Acquisitions and the coronavirus
April 13, 2020
Heading into 2020, mergers and acquisitions in Kansas City were riding a 15-year high, with expectations for another banner year. The coronavirus pandemic has changed that. Mike O’Malley, president of O’Keeffe & O’Malley Inc. in Overland ...
April 2020 State of M&A
April 8, 2020
M&A today is much different than just a month ago. Unlike the 2008 recession, which was caused by subprime mortgages, today’s pandemic is the cause of the financial downturn and potential crisis. Another significant difference ...
Working Capital – No Surprises
April 8, 2020
Negotiating working capital when selling a business can be one of the most contentious issues of the entire process, often because the seller does not expect it to be included in the purchase price. But ...
O&O Represents Bling
April 8, 2020
O’Keeffe & O’Malley is pleased to announce the closing of an investment by Motivity Capital Partners and Farragut Capital Partners in Bling Boutique LLC. The two private equity firms combined financial resources with retail expertise ...
Mead O’Brien Buys Ulmer Equipment Co
March 3, 2020
Mead O’Brien, a North Kansas City-based manufacturer’s representative and distributor has acquired a Fenton-based distributor of valves, water control gates, pipe seals and other materials. Mead O’Brien Inc., which operates branches in St. Louis; Calvert ...