Dec, 2007 – 10 Steps to an Internal Perpetuation Plan
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Dec, 2007 – Get Serious About Your Perpetuation Plan
THE BELOW ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE DECEMBER, 2007 ISSUE OF ROUGH NOTES MAGAZINE. IT IS POSTED WITH PERMISSION OF THE ROUGH NOTES COMPANY. AGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GET SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR PERPETUATION PLAN Unrealistic expectations can doom internal perpetuation plan By Kevin P. Donoghue, CFA, CPA The 75 million Americans who are part of the…
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Sep 6, 2006 – SNL Financial has Q&A with Mystic Capital’s Kevin Donoghue
http://www.snl.com http://www.snl.com/Interactivex SNLFinancial One SNL Plaza, P.O. Box 2124, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Phone: 434.977.1600 News fax: 434.293.0407 snl.com © 2005, SNL Financial LC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Use limited and subject to SNL license. Q&A: Mystic Capital Advisors managing director Kevin Donoghue http://www.snl.com Reprinted from SNLFinancial September 6, 2006 By Adam Van Deusen…
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May 9 , 2006 – Post Spitzer, Merger Activity Picking Up, says Mystic Capital
Post Spitzer, Merger Activity Picking Up, Says Mystic Capital By Andrew G. Simpson May 9, 2006 Last year wasn’t the busiest year for mergers and acquisitions in the insurance agency and brokerage field, but as concerns over various probes of the insurance industry fade, activity is picking up. Kevin Donoghue of Mystic Capital Advisors Group,…
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Feb 1, 2006 – Perpetuation Matters
PERPETUATION MATTERS Agents of Westfield Insurance get a big boost in planning for the future By Elisabeth Boone, CPCU Westfield Insurance partners from around the Midwest gathered at Westfield’s Blair Conference Center, where keynote speaker Kevin Donoghue (left), along with members of a five-person panel, discussed agency perpetuation needs and options. A company that’s…
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Sep, 2004 – A Closer look at Due Diligence
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May, 2004 – Making mergers and acquisitions win-win deals
mayAABarticle WWW.AGENTANDBROKER.COM Few transactions are more important to agents and brokers than selling their business— or buying that of another party. For sellers, the transaction can represent an opportunity to remain in business in an improved position or the cashing in of a life’s work in preparation for retirement. For buyers, acquisitions represent the fastest…
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Jan, 2003 – Do Multiples Sound Too Good to be True?
Valuing Your Insurance Distribution Business: If the multiples you are hearing about sound to good to be true, they probably are! By, Mathew Klossner You may have read an article recently where an industry consultant quoted current valuation multiples for acquisitions at 8 times EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization). Or maybe you…
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Aug, 2002 – Quit Taking Perpetuation Planning Lightly!
Quit Taking Perpetuation Planning Lightly! By Jim Bethea We live in a world of procrastinators. We all remember last minute test cramming, last minute trip packing, and last minute sales budget preparations. It is just the reality of the situation, not many of us plan well in advance. But when it comes to your retirement,…