Liberty Introduces John Laurie as Chief Partnership Officer
GAINESVILLE, FLA. – July 7, 2022 —The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers (Liberty) is proud to announce John Laurie’s recent appointment as Chief Partnership Officer.
Alistair McBride | How to win your deal-by building trust
You might think of M&A as a zero-sum game… But that’s where many business owners go wrong. It might surprise you to hear that building trust with the opposing side is the key to securing your clean exit. This episode’s guest, Alistair McBride, coaches business owners in the fine art of negotiating M&A deals. Alistair […]
It’s Never Too Late for TLPE
It’s Never Too Late for TLPEI was at a conference recently talking with an M&A advisor. One of his clients sold his RV park for about $10M a few months prior. But, he was getting nervous that he has money withheld from the purchase price, in escrow, in case of a breach of the purchase […]
Deborah Smith | Trends in Real Estate NOW
On this week’s episode of M&A Masters, we’re sitting down with Deborah Smith to talk about real estate, a first on this show! Deborah is the Co-Founder and CEO of The CenterCap Group. The CenterCap Group, LLC, is a boutique investment bank providing strategic advisory, capital-raising, and consulting-related services to public and private corporations, owners, […]
Patrick Turner | Leveraging Financial and Industry Expertise to Drive Growth
In this week’s episode of M&A Masters, we sit down with Patrick Turner to talk about how his company is transforming good companies into great companies through their partnerships.
A Look Back at 2022 Q1 M&A Activity
As we exit the first quarter of 2022, all the buzz is around the slowdown in M&A activity. It’s true that deal activity in the beginning of 2022 is a drop from Q4 2021, as well as a drop compared with Q3, Q2, and Q1 of 2021 because there was so much pent-up activity as […]
Liberty Introduces Brigham Platt as Vice President, Commercial Producer
GAINESVILLE, FLA. – June 2, 2022 —The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers (Liberty) is proud to announce that Brigham Platt is joining the firm as vice president, commercial producer.
Case Study: A Strategic Buyer and TLPE Insurance
Case Study: A Strategic Buyer and TLPE Insurance It took years for Representations & Warranty insurance (R&W) to gain the trust of the M&A community. For years, lawyers argued that nothing was more sure than cold- hard cash sitting in an escrow account. But PE firms, seeing the value of R&W’s ability to successfully transfer […]
Liberty Introduces Michael McDonald as Managing Partner
GAINESVILLE, FLA. – May 31, 2022 —The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers (Liberty) is proud to announce that Michael McDonald is joining the firm as a Managing Partner in Newport Beach, California.
D&O Liability Coverage Versus TLPE Insurance
D&O Liability Coverage Versus TLPE Insurance As I’ve written in the past, there are many founders of small- and medium-sized, privately held companies that simply don’t see the need for Directors & Officers (D&O) liability coverage. I won’t argue the merits of D&O insurance here. But, the reality is that when those owners try to […]