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The Art of the Deal: Finding the Right Buyer & Understanding Your Business’s Value With Bradley Smith

The Art of the Deal: Finding the Right Buyer & Understanding Your Business’s Value With Bradley Smith

Are you prepared to navigate the complexities of an unsolicited buyout offer?

In this episode, Bradley Smith, Managing Director and Partner of VERTESS, dives deep into the intriguing world of business sales and acquisitions and covers nuanced strategies that could ensure your business fetches its utmost value when receiving buyout offers. Brad explores how to navigate these offers, the importance of finding the right buyer, and strategies to ensure you get the best value for your business. Whether you’re a family business owner, healthcare professional, or entrepreneur, you’ll gain insights into maximizing the value of your business, amid the complexities of the market.

Brad discusses: 

  • The significance of finding the right buyer over just any buyer for your business
  • How to identify the right buyer for your business
  • The impact of private equity in the current market on selling a business
  • How business owners can maximize valuation and avoid common mistakes
  • What a typical deal structure looks like
  • How to mitigate the disadvantages business owners face during the due diligence process.
  • And more

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About Our Guest: 

Meet Bradley M. Smith of VERTESS Healthcare M&A Advisory Firm. For over 20 years Bradley has held a number of significant executive positions including founding Lone Star Scooters, which offered medical equipment and franchise opportunities across the country, Lone Star Bio Medical, a diversified DME, pharmacy, health IT and home health care company, and BMS Consulting, where he has provided strategic analysis and M+A intermediary services to executives in the healthcare industry. In addition, Bradley is a regular columnist for HomeCare magazine and HME News, where he focuses on healthcare marketplace trends and innovative business strategies for the principals of healthcare companies. At VERTESS, Bradley is a Managing Director and Partner with considerable expertise in Private Equity Recapitalizations, HME/DME, Home Health Care, Hospice, Medical Devices, Health IT/Digital Health, Lab Services and related healthcare verticals in with US and internationally.