Chicago Business Advisory

Join the Business Valuation Association

chicagoeg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:39 +0000

Business Valuation Professionals:

I highly recommend the BVA – Chicago-based business valuation association for professionals looking to network and seek educational opportunities about the leading-edge valuation techniques. The Business Valuation Association (BVA) has been serving the valuation, business and legal communities in the Chicago area since the 1980s. The BVA provides a forum for professionals to learn about leading edge valuation issues from expert practitioners. Our monthly meetings provide an excellent opportunity to keep informed and to network with valuation professionals, corporate executives and attorneys from the Chicago community.

Regards,

Thomas Silvestri
CBAG Board of Directors
Email: tsilvestri@opusglobal.net
Blog: http://chicagobusinessadvisory.wordpress.com
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Mergers and Acquisitions – 2010 The Long Road Ahead

chicagoeg — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:39:40 +0000

Mergers and Acquisitions – 2010 The Long Road Ahead

It’s about that time when everybody turns prognosticator and tries to guess what the New Year will bring. On a daily basis, I’m being sent pitches on new surveys or expert commentary looking ahead to 2010.These usually start to flow into my inbox in early October, and probably won’t abate until sometime in March. That equates to roughly half of the year in which people spend forecasting the 12 months that start with January.It can seem like overkill. This is especially true this year, as the early returns so far are not uncovering any grand revelations. Bankruptcies could climb; debt markets will remain challenged; PE firms will struggle; global M&A will be depressed.

Regards,

Thomas Silvestri
CEO
Opus Global Group
Tel: 773.935.3583
Fax: 973.201.9379
Email: tsilvestri@opusglobal.net
Blog: blog.opusglobal.net
Web: www.opusglobal.net

The Chicago News Cooperative (CNC)

chicagoeg — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:50:28 +0000

The Chicago News Cooperative (CNC), which launched last week, is not, singlehandedly, going to reverse that decline. It is a start-up, and many major tests are still to come. But as CNC’s press release declared, it is committed to providing “high quality, professionally edited news and commentary to the Chicago region on the Web, in print and over the airwaves.” The cooperative begins with the backing of Window to the World Communication, the parent of WTTW 11, Chicago’s public television station, and on November 20, it will start providing two pages of news twice a week to the New York Times for its edition distributed in Chicago and the region. The editor of CNC, James O’Shea, is recruiting a staff whose work will begin appearing immediately in probably the most prestigious newspaper in the world. Good luck, Jim.

Venture capital has been drying up as IPOs and mergers have slowed dramatically along with the recession.

chicagoeg — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:34:30 +0000

Venture capital has been drying up as IPOs and mergers have slowed dramatically along with the recession.

Venture capital fundraising remains in the doldrums as just 17 venture capital funds raised $1.6 billion in the third quarter, according to a report issued Monday by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).The paltry number of new venture funds in a quarter was the lowest since the third quarter of 1994 when 17 funds were also created. Venture capital has been drying up as the traditional ways for fund to exit — recovering gains through IPOs and mergers — have slowed dramatically along with the recession.

Get Your Merger Data Wrap Here!

chicagoeg — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:45:51 +0000

Get Your Merger Data Wrap Here!

The leading website for M&A has an excellent resource for your daily data on the market trends:

Daily Data Wrap

http://www.mergersunleashed.com/news/Data-Wrap-198876-1.html

Opus Global Group Business Advisory Services:

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Best Regards,

Thomas Silvestri
CEO
Opus Global Group
Tel: 773.935.3583
Fax: 973.201.9379
Email: tsilvestri@opusglobal.net
Blog: blog.opusglobal.net
Web: www.opusglobal.net

Norman Eagle Joins Opus Global Group, LLP

chicagoeg — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:46:13 +0000

Opus Global Group Announces the Appointment of Mr. Norman Eagle – Director of New Business Development

Mr. Norman Eagle is the new Director of New Business Development, Opus Global Group, LLP. An experienced, versatile sales consultant and national sales executive with achievements in senior-level positions within recognized software,, consulting and technology organizations. With over 25 years of experience, Norman has held positions of increasing accountability for sales, marketing and business solutions for the Fortune 100 and Global 500 corporations.

John Bertoni Joins Opus Global Group, LLP

chicagoeg — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:44:14 +0000

Opus Global Group Announces the Appointment of Mr. John Bertoni

Mr. John Bertoni is the new Vice President of Strategic Services of the Opus Global Group, LLP. An experienced, executive sales and business entrepreneur with achievements in senior-level positions within recognized telecommunications, software, and technology organizations. Mr. Bertoni joins OGG from MAVA Enterprises in New Jersey. With over 25 years of sales and marketing experience, Norman has held positions of increasing accountability for offshore business development, marketing, global client Fortune 500 and Global 2000 corporations.

Strategy and Execution: Is Cost Costing You Profits (2)

chicagoeg — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:06:34 +0000

Strategy and Execution: Is Cost Costing You Profits (2)

Last week I discussed how easy it is to get into trouble by ignoring the nature of cost. Whether you are a manufacturer, distributor of goods or a service company, understanding how costs affect your company is crucial to profitability. Using the wrong type of cost calculation for your business can make or break your company. Last week we looked at Variable Costs. This week we continue with Fixed and Semi-Variable Costs.

To read the article click on this link: http://coobulldog.wordpress.com

M&A Buy-Side

chicagoeg — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:04:57 +0000

Do you know that 50% of all M&A Buy-Side transactions fail to deliver stakeholder value after the close of the deal?

Do not let this happen to your next M&A transaction. Contact the Opus Global Group – Business Advisory Professionals with over 5 years experience specializing in business valuations and pre-due diligence scope anaylsis for your M&A engagements.

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