Heed these tips to avoid spending time and money only to have your transaction go sideways in the 11th hour.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - May 31, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Deciding on the best deal structure for an M&A transaction requires careful evaluation. Here are a few things partners should look out for.
                    
			            - By Reed  Warren
 - December 21, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The best candidates for mergers or acquisitions have well-documented and purposeful M&A strategies that result in at least one of these characteristics.
                    
			            - By Reed  Warren
 - November 20, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Besides answering questions about valuation, tax advisers can help partners settle the many other tax obligations that are part of selling any IT services company.
                    
			            - By Reed  Warren
 - August 09, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Short answer: To save you boatloads of cash.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - June 21, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Partners, repeat after us: Attorneys are not advisers.
                    
			            - By Reed  Warren
 - May 24, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The key to a successful merger or acquisition is a well-vetted group of advisers and attorneys.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - March 16, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT services executives need to take a hard look at their businesses right now to make certain they are fully in sync with -- and preferably ahead of -- the market.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - October 25, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The industry doesn't need as many IT services firms as there are presently. The market knows this, the vendor companies know this, customers know this and you know this.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - October 05, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    From what they sell to whom they sell to, these are the business areas partners need to transform if they're going to survive the next wave of IT consolidation.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - July 28, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The IT market is changing, but many partners are having a hard time changing with it. Mike identifies the symptoms of an IT services company in peril. 
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - June 13, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The deadline for this year's award for partners that have shown exceptional growth is May 2.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - April 04, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The old three-legged-stool model of partner-delivered IT services -- consulting, advisory services and support -- needs to adapt to the changing technology environment.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - December 16, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's a seller's market in the IT industry, and Microsoft expertise is in particularly high demand.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - September 28, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The deadline for this year's award for IT services companies that have shown exceptional growth is May 1.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - April 27, 2015