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Should you buy a business or start one? In this interview, Dan Oppedisano explains how searching for a business to buy convinced him to start his own.

What does it take to be a great CEO at a private equity backed portfolio company? This post describes what the best CEOs do well.

Buying a business is challenging, even when you know the right steps to follow. This interview introduces a successful self-funded searcher to help provide more details surrounding the process of sourcing, closing and running your first business.

This post explores debt covenants in credit agreements before and after the Great Financial Crisis, and the emergence of cov-lite agreements.

Attractive firms can field dozens of acquisition inquiries and choose from multiple competing offers when they decide to sell. What do those firms look for in a buyer, and why do they choose one offer over others? If you want to successfully acquire businesses, you should know the answers to these questions.