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Allegiance Capital Wins 2019 “Corporate M&A Deal of the Year” by the M&A Atlas Awards

Allegiance Capital Wins 2019 "Corporate M&A Deal of the Year" by the M&A Atlas Awards

Dallas, TX — October 29, 2019 — Allegiance Capital Corporation, a Dallas, Texas-based middle-market M&A investment bank, has been recognized as the winner for “Corporate M&A Deal of the Year” by the M&A Atlas Awards, an independently governed awards that honors legendary leaders, top professionals, outstanding firms and best value-creating transactions. This year’s winner for...

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Allegiance Capital Announced as Finalist for “IT Deal of the Year” and “Strategic Deal of the Year” by The M&A Advisor

  View this release on MarketWatch Dallas, TX — September 9, 2019 — Allegiance Capital Corporation, a Dallas, Texas-based middle-market M&A investment bank, has been announced as a finalist for the “Information Technology Deal of the Year” and “Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year” by The M&A Advisor, a leading organization founded in 1998 that recognizes...

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Allegiance Capital Announced as Finalist for “IT Deal of the Year” and “Strategic Deal of the Year” by The M&A Advisor

Dallas, TX — September 18, 2018 — Allegiance Capital Corporation, a Dallas, Texas-based middle-market M&A investment bank, has been announced as a finalist for the “Information Technology Deal of the Year” and “Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year” by The M&A Advisor, a leading organization founded in 1998 that recognizes excellence, honors achievement, presents thought leadership...

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M&A News + Insights from Allegiance Capital (Q3 2018)

In the ten years since the 2008 Financial Crisis, the U.S. economy has slowly been building steam. Several sectors of the economy are equaling or surpassing pre-Financial Crisis levels of growth. This includes the mergers and acquisitions sector. The number and value of deals over the past few years has started to surpass pre-2008 levels....

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Allegiance Business Cycles Whitepaper

The Business Cycle: Staying Ahead of the Curve Leads to Entrepreneurial Success

Why do the largest hedge funds and financial institutions like private equity (PE) do so well? The answer is they understand market dynamics, like the business cycle, and they use this knowledge to their advantage. Accordingly, business owners need to also spend time understanding the fluctuations of an economy over time and how it impacts...

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Allegiance Capital Represents Brand Protection Agency in Acquisition by Ansira Partners

View this release on Yahoo Finance. DALLAS, June 25, 2018 — Allegiance Capital Corporation (“Allegiance Capital”), a Dallas, Texas-based private M&A investment bank that specializes in middle-market transactions, announced today that it has represented Brand Protection Agency (“BPA”) in its acquisition by Ansira Partners, Inc. (“Ansira”). Allegiance Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor to BPA. The...

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Allegiance Capital Wins D CEO’s 2018 "M&A Deal of the Year"

View this release on Yahoo Finance. Allegiance Capital Corporation, a Dallas, Texas-based middle-market M&A investment bank, has been awarded the “M&A Deal of the Year” by D CEO, a regional magazine that covers emerging entrepreneurs, top CEOs, and a variety of topics affecting North Texas businesses. The fifth annual D CEO Mergers and Acquisitions Awards recognizes companies and dealmakers...

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Selling Your Company: 7 Things You Need to Know

Selling you company may be the most important business decision you ever make—but it’s a very strange process. Here’s what you need to know. Selling your company is not simple. It will take longer than you think, and it will be more complicated than you think. And if you’re not familiar with the process, you’re...

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7 Add-Backs to Boost Your EBITDA

When you are ready to sell your business, you may have to adjust your bottom line to maximize your company’s selling value. Here’s everything you need to know about boosting your EBITDA and ultimately, getting the maximum value out of the company you’ve worked hard to build. What is EBITDA? For business owners considering or...

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The 3-Ingredient Recipe for a Ripe Exit

7 minute read Today, all of the signs suggest we are in the midst of an inflection point in the M&A market. Currently, there are three main elements, or ingredients, that have transpired in today’s market and have positioned privately-held companies and their shareholders to yield extremely favorable returns if a liquidity event, or sale...

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The Two Emerging Players on M&A’s Main Street

8 minute read Middle-market M&A has traditionally been dominated by two main players: the strategic buyer and the financial buyer, typically a private equity group. In recent years however, the financial buyer landscape has evolved with two new players emerging: the family office and the independent sponsor. Private Equity Recap If you happen to live...

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Getting M&A Deals Done – Generating Demand vs. Supply

I was approached by a private equity group interested in purchasing my company. The partner said they’d looked at 48 companies in my market sector, and this was the first one they liked. They made a non-binding offer that I was happy with, and began due diligence. Ninety days later, they walked away from the...

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