Valuation of privately held companies and family businesses whether done on Main Street by business brokers, the Middle Market by M&A intermediaries, or for deals in the nine & ten figure realm by investments bankers at its core involves a simple multiplication equation EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation, & Amortization) times a multiple. …

IBA, as the premier business brokerage firm in the Pacific Northwest, is firmly established as a respected professional service firm in the legal, accounting, banking, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, and financial planning communities.  Periodically, we will post guest blogs from professionals with knowledge to share for the good of owners of privately held companies…

J. David Bamberger is not a name most people outside of Texas know.  Mr. Bamberger was a visionary entrepreneur who recognized in the mid 1960’s, when he became the head of operations and marketing for a chain of nine walk-up fried chicken restaurants in the San Antonio area called Church’s Fried Chicken in a partnership…