Mergers & Acquisitions Articles

Creating business value for an exit. How to sell a business that buyers want to buy. Featuring David Tobin of TobinLeff.

New Podcast: Creating Business Value for an Exit

David Tobin | July 1, 2025

TobinLeff's Founder and Managing Partner, David Tobin, recently joined Daniel Andersen on the Bionic Growth podcast, a program designed to deliver practical strategies and growth insights for...

7 Best Practices for Managing for a Rewarding Exit Payday

David Tobin | May 3, 2025

Your exit plan will most likely be the most impactful transaction of your career as it will shape your net worth and either provide you with a sense of inner satisfaction for all the effort invested...

Your exit plan will most likely be the most impactful transaction of your career as it will shape...

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How To Avoid Deal Killers While Selling Your Business

David Tobin | November 26, 2024

Recently, four of our partners got together for an informative talk on a topic that is critical for anyone selling a business: How to avoid bumps in the road – deal killers – on the...

Who are the Buyers for Agencies Valued Between $15 and $50 Million?

David Tobin | April 28, 2023

Buyers are still willing to invest capital into growing companies, even though we are in uncertain economic times. Who are the buyers for agencies valued between $15 and $50 million dollars?

Winning at Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions

David Tobin | December 20, 2022

Getting a signed offer is only the first step in selling your business. There’s still a long way to the finish line, and often the hardest part is yet to come:

acquhire is a productive business growth strategy

How Acquihires Break Barriers to Business Growth & Talent Acquisition

David Tobin | May 19, 2020

Increasing your business, by adding scale one person at a time or building teams with new skillsets from the ground up, is exceedingly costly in terms of time, money, and lost opportunity. Many firms...

12 Elements of Earn-outs to Get M&A Deals Done on Your Terms

David Tobin | September 19, 2019

12 Keys to Profitable Acquisitions: Your Guide on How to Buy a Business Successfully

12 Keys to Profitable Acquisitions: Your Guide to Buying a Business

David Tobin | January 15, 2019

Buying a business can be an excellent strategy for fast-tracking the growth of your firm, increasing top-line revenue and profitability, and adding talent and capabilities to propel your enterprise...

Value Drivers to Increase Your Agency’s Value and Your Net Worth

David Tobin | December 20, 2018

Wondering how value drivers can convert your future exit into a bigger payday? This White Paper explains a core group of Value Driver principles and some specific strategic goals you can adopt today...