by Dave Frentzel | Jun 1, 2016 | Briefs, Investor Advisory, Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing in Mexico to supply the U.S. market remains robust. Mexico offers lower unit production costs compared to both the U.S. and China and has strong logistical and global trade advantages that make it an attractive locale to open or expand production...
by Dave Frentzel | Feb 16, 2016 | Briefs, Investor Advisory, Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management
Pundits and politicians are staking out opposing positions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), signed on February 4th. This significant trade agreement is subject to ratification by its member governments over the next two years. If and when implemented, the TPP...
by David Bovet | Jan 28, 2016 | Acquisition Opportunity Scan, Briefs, Due Diligence, Investor Advisory
Why should we care about due diligence? The middle market and lower middle market (LMM) spaces are attractive to investors. Private equity firms, family offices and other capital providers injected $370B into the US middle market during 2015, in 2,017 transactions....