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Chaffe’s CityBusiness Article on June 2020 M&A Activity – Sazerac and Two Others in June

The state showed only three transactions in June, including two announced by the Sazerac Company. Sazerac acquisitions top June M&A activity

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WEBINAR | Dealing With Distress: M&A Strategies for Financially Troubled Companies

G.F. Gay Le Breton and Taylor Gilbert along with Scott Whittaker and David Rieveschl with Stone Pigman held a webinar entitled Dealing With Distress: M&A Strategies for Financially Troubled Companies on June 23, 2020. Webinar Recording Presentation Materials

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Chaffe’s CityBusiness Article on May 2020 M&A Activity

While Louisiana merger and acquisition activity continued at a slow pace last month with only five transactions, two deals occurred affecting Greater New Orleans. Local transactions top M&A activity in May Chaffe’s Louisiana Merger & Acquisition Activities in May 2020 …

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WEBINAR | Can I Still Sell My Company and Get a Good Price? 

Vanessa Brown Claiborne and Frank deVay of Chaffe spoke at a webinar sponsored by ACG entitled Can I Still Sell My Company and Get a Good Price? on May 27, 2020.

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Chaffe’s New Orleans CityBusiness Article – April 2020

April was Louisiana’s slowest month for merger and acquisition activity since 2010, with only six transactions announced or closed. Agriculture, international shipping top April M&A activity Chaffe’s Louisiana Merger & Acquisition Activities in April 2020 – Chart

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I was ready to exit my business, then COVID-19 happened

On the whole, it is not a great time to begin selling a business. Companies and consumers have retrenched, and the market contraction is expected to be very sharp and deep between the first and second quarters of 2020. Financing …

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Chaffe’s New Orleans CityBusiness Article – March 2020

Louisiana merger and acquisition activity derailed in the second half of March because of coronavirus concerns, but earlier in the month, three startups saw exit transactions. Louisiana M&A Activity Steady Before COVID-19 – Chaffe’s CityBusiness Article Chaffe’s Louisiana Merger & …

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Chaffe’s New Orleans CityBusiness Article – February 2020

Following a strong January, Louisiana merger and acquisition activity trailed off in February with only eight closed or announced transactions. Despite the low activity, private equity-backed and publicly-traded companies remain active in the state. Fewer Transactions in February M&A Activity …

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Chaffe’s New Orleans CityBusiness Article – January 2020

Merger and acquisition activity in Louisiana got off to a cracking start in 2020 with five publicly-traded companies making or announcing transactions in January. In the state’s largest transaction last month, Houston-based Kirby Corporation announced it will acquire Savage Inland …

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Congratulations to the newest board member of BGR, Vanessa Claiborne!

Check out the announcement at BGR’s website. The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) today announced the appointment of four new members to its board of directors and the election of the board’s officers for the 2020 year. The board’s newly …

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