Mergers and acquisitions are part of normal economic and business processes. AV is experiencing an increasing level of consolidation, but what is its impact on the industry as a whole? How does the world of AV feel about it? And what’s next? Lindsey Reynolds reports. According to Ari Fuchs, managing director of investment bank, DAK: […]
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The Impact of Industry Consolidation in the ProAV Marketplace.
An AVIXA Webinar presented by Ari Fuchs, Managing Director of DAK, and Peter Hansen, an Economic Analyst at AVIXA.
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Inside the Deal with DAK | GrowthTV
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A brief summary of episode 99 of Commercial Integrator’s podcast, AV+: Ari Fuchs, Managing Director at DAK comes through with some business stability advice for the long term.
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10 Steps AV Businesses Can Take to Survive Long-Term Economic Turmoil
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[vc_row gap=”5″ content_placement=”top”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]As Published In NJ Tech Weekly Want Investors to Write You A Check? Then Follow This Advice, Panel Says When you’re making your pitch, know your product, but don’t focus on it in great detail. The people with checkbooks are buying your business, not your product. You should also know your
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You’ve Received an Unsolicited Offer to Buy Your Business – Now What?!
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Someone Wants to Buy Your Audio Visual Business: Now What?!
You’ve received an unsolicited offer to buy your audio visual business. What do you do now that your AV business might be for sale?
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After the announcement that Mayer Electric Supply would purchase The Hite Company, tED magazine tapped M&A expert Ari Fuchs, Managing Director at DAK, to answer the question of whether such a development could be the first of many similar actions by other independent distributors looking to compete against large national and online competitors.
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Integration company owners looking to sell must assess their company value, identify potential buyers and prepare their business for prospects. Ari Fuchs, Managing Director at DAK, gives more advice on steps to take to prepare your business for sale.
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VCI is the preeminent full lifecycle sales and service provider of emergency ambulance solutions to first aid squads, EMS organizations, fire departments, hospital organizations, municipalities, and private medical transport companies in the Mid-Atlantic Region. VCI was recapitalized by private equity firms Tightrope Capital Partners and NewSpring Capital.
DAK led a competitive, sell-side process for VCI, generating multiple offers from a wide range of strategic buyers and financial sponsors. By positioning the combination of VCI’s market leadership position, comprehensive services offering, strong manufacturer relationships, and robust backlog, DAK achieved an outstanding outcome for the company’s shareholders.
The acquisition provides the shareholders of VCI an opportunity to accelerate its growth strategy by expanding its core ambulance business, building out the value-added segments of conversions and remounts, implementing operational improvements, and pursuing acquisitions with the help of its new partners. Tightrope and NewSpring have an opportunity to leverage VCI’s strong management team and operating platform to build a multi-regional player in emergency ambulance solutions.
