March/April 2010

• How to Identify Hidden Deal Risks Within the Information Technology Landscape
  Effective IT due diligence involves more than filling out asset inventories and checking off boxes, but it does not require a significant amount of time. Read about the seven crucial areas in which risks with significant financial impact can be found and how a small, skilled team with a structured methodology can address these risks. More ›
  
  
• Seller Due Diligence
  When the economy plummeted in 2009, the M&A landscape changed quite dramatically. Read more to understand why the gap between buyer and seller expectations needs to be bridged for deals to close in this environment — allowing buyers to maintain their confidence level and protecting sellers against eroding values. More ›
  
  
• It’s Time to Heighten Your IT Due Diligence
  Difficult economic times have greatly reduced acquisition deal flow across the private equity sector. It appears this change in economic landscape has influenced many firms to take a much closer look at both their pre-acquisition targets and their existing portfolio companies. Information Technology infrastructure traditionally receives less attention, which is a surprise, considering the difficulty IT organizations are having due to ineffective systems. Read how to avoid costly bottlenecks that restrict growth and why you should pay much closer attention to IT. More ›
  
  
• Understanding and Migrating IT in a Merger Integration Project
  When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, and the related due diligence, carve-out execution, and integration planning, one question that senior executives and board members never seem to ask often enough is, “Have we thought through the Information Technology [IT] issues?” Read real-world examples to make sure that you are ready to address the IT question in your next deal. More ›
  
  
• Recent Asset-Based Financing Solutions
  Find out about some of the financing solutions that Bank of America Business Capital recently provided, such as the $315 million to automotive aftermarket parts manufacturer and distributor Affinia Group Inc.; $200 million to heavy construction materials supplier Texas Industries, Inc.; $75 million to hot rolled steel coil manufacturer North Star BlueScope Steel, LLC; $60 million to branded outdoor barbeque grills and accessories supplier W.C. Bradley Co.; $40 million to fine paper merchant and retailer Kelly Paper and Spicers Paper, Inc. and $15 million to wholesale and retail plumbing supply distributor Hirsch Pipe and Supply Co., Inc. Visit the Transactions section of our web site where many of our client financing solutions are featured. More ›