One of the keys to being a successful M&A intermediary is KNOWLEDGE! As advisors, we must have access to vital information about our client’s firm and its industry, and we must be able to identify all of the potential strategic and financial buyers who would be the ideal candidates to purchase or invest in our client’s business.
If you are a member of the M&A Source, you will have access to one of the world’s leading providers of M&A corporate research information at preferred (significantly discounted) rates that will help you be successful!
We are pleased to announce a new, exclusive subscription offering for M&A Source members. As a Hoover’s subscriber, you will have access to the following accurate business information databases to help you evaluate potential partners, acquisitions, and markets and streamline your research process:
“Hoovers Pro” – This gives you access to the most important companies, industries, and executives worldwide. The discounted cost for this service for M&A Source members is $895 per year.
“Hoovers Plus” – This subscription provides powerful tools to expand your prospecting universe, build targeted company and contact lists, and download information on the top organizations worldwide. The discounted cost for this service for M&A Source members is $1,195 per year.
“Hoovers Premium Select” – This subscription gives you access to more than 24 million companies and 31 million executives worldwide with the tools you need to download lists and view corporate family trees. The discounted cost for this service for M&A Source members is $1,750 per year.
To take advantage of your M&A Source member subscription call HOLLY SAIS at 512-374-4611, or e-mail her at: hsais@hoovers.com.
The M&A Source is pleased to announce ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE new member benefit. M&A Source members are eligible to receive a 25% discount off of the annual subscription price for First Research Industry Intelligence Tools. If you want your team to “advise” rather than just “sell”, give them access to a suite of innovative, critical-knowledge tools specifically designed to help M&A intermediaries open doors and close more deals.
First Research is the leading provider of Industry Intelligence Tools designed to help you save time and close more deals. Covering over 700 industry segments, First Research highlights the key info you need to connect with clients – and makes it easy to use that insight to win more business.
Industry Profiles are easy to read and continuously updated. Use them to engage key prospects and deepen customer relationships. Gain access to current information about your target markets’ challenges, opportunities, critical industry statistics, issues and challenges that are impacting your prospects’ and client’ business decisions.
Call Prep Sheets help you quickly prepare for appointments, build confidence and save time. These one-page industry overviews allow you to tailor sales calls, initiate business-oriented conversations and refine sales messaging.
CHECK OUT SAMPLE REPORTS FOR YOURSELF AT www.firstresearch.com
M&A Source members interested in subscribing may contact Susan Bell at 910.681.3844 sbell@firstresearch.com
M&A Source members may also sign up for the First Research discount at the M&A Source website in the “My Source” section. Log in to the M&A Source website, scroll over “My Source” and select “First Research”. This page will link you to the online registration form.
This eight-page quarterly publication — available in print and electronic formats — gives you a cost-effective way to build top-of-mind market awareness, interest readers in your services, and develop more profitable relationships with clients, prospects, referral sources and the media.
Each eight-page issue provides helpful information on the financial issues and strategies associated with business sales, acquisitions and mergers. The full-color eye-catching design projects a highly professional image and differentiates your firm from the competition. You can personalize the front cover with your logo and the back cover with information about your firm and services.
The M&A Advantage is targeted at business owners and executives, investors, lenders, succession and estate planners, and business advisors. Topics include business valuation, due diligence, deal structure and financing, buy-sell agreements, and the investment banker’s role, as well as legal issues and requirements, tax implications, human resource issues, and insurance transaction strategies.
Produced by PDI Global, Inc. (LINK TO www.pdiglobal.com), a leading publisher of niche marketing newsletters for accounting and consulting firms, The M&A Advantage (LINK TO www.pdiglobal.com/MAsource) is available in print and electronic format on a market-exclusive basis.
To subscribe, or for more information, contact:
Linda Kranz, Vice President & COO
PDI Global, Inc.
800-227-0498 ext. 1702 or lkranz@pdiglobal.com
Members can use OneSource to access Company and Industry Profiles that include valuable insights from Investment Analysts, Market Research Firms and trusted News Sources. Members will be able to screen industry leaders; discover alliances, joint ventures, M&A activity; create benchmarks and comparables models.
OneSource's in-depth company profiles help you save time researching corporate families, industries, key executives and financial information with access to over 13 million global companies and 12 million executive profiles.
OneSource's global business information provides you the competitive advantage necessary to grow your business by:
• Generating Quality Sales Leads
• Managing Customers Effectively
• Identifying New Prospects
• Researching Business Trends
• Improving Pre-Call Planning
• Tracking Company Performance
• Finding Key Executives
• Monitoring Competitors
For more information contact:
David Shelby
OneSource Information Services, Inc.
Justin_carignan@onesource.com
www.onesource.com
The M&A Source Lynx is a powerful interface tool exclusively for M&A Source members and Private Equity Groups. Mergers and acquisitions intermediaries with companies for sale can quickly search for a match using the M&A Source Lynx and download available funds and acquisition criteria from PEGs, capital venture firms and other financial institutions. PEG Search
M&A Tombstone Postcards are an an inexpensive, effective way to announce an important transactions or acquisitions. This cost effective benefit is a great way to market yourself or your business to both existing and prospective clients.