Mergers and Acquisition: A Year in Review of 2021
January 31, 2022
From the new all-time highs across public equity markets, real estate, cryptocurrencies and global M&A activity, to the short squeezes, SPAC craze, and volati
read moreHow to Respond to an Unsolicited Offer
August 16, 2021
In today’s market, investors are aggressively looking for investment opportunities and businesses are looking to expand through strategic acquisitions. A
read morePurchasing a Business – What Type of Report is Right for You?
July 26, 2021
At Smythe Advisory, we often assist parties looking to acquire businesses. As a team of chartered professional accountants and chartered business valuators, we
read moreMergers and Acquisitions: A Year in Review of 2020
January 18, 2021
Uncertainty was one of the themes for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) going into 2020. Slow economic growth and geopolitical tensions
read moreM&A Alternatives in a Time of Market Disruption
May 13, 2020
When we started writing this piece, we were only vaguely aware of COVID-19 and had, frankly, never heard of Wuha
read moreHow to Value an Architecture Firm
January 17, 2020
It is not uncommon for us to be engaged to provide our opinion on the fair market value of architecture firms. In this short piece, we loo
read moreValuation or Business Insight Report – What is right for you?
October 21, 2019
At Smythe Advisory, we are fortunate to have six qualified Chartered Business Valuators (CBV) th
read moreSelling Assets or Shares – Which is right for you?
September 17, 2019
A common question we are asked when planning the sale of a business is do you sell assets or shares? In our experience, the following scenarios would not be consi
read moreHow to Value an AI Company
July 29, 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic over the last few years. With tech titans such as Google, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple, to name a
read moreValuing Your Business – Does Management Really Matter?
July 10, 2019
Yes, management does matter. But rather than end here, let’s take a deeper look at management in terms of how it ultimately drives the value of a business.
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