
I wrote a post last August regarding trends we are seeing in the business for sale market. The macro-economic factors regarding interest rates, recession threats, job and stock market volatility had not yet taken hold at that point. The trends then, as emphasized by the industry experts I interviewed, were still quite positive. Lenders were busy as were business brokers and consultants, deal flow remained strong, interest rates were not stressful activity, and so overall, things were good.
Generally, the lower market lags the middle/upper markets from macro-economic trends. My position back then was “it’s coming”, and yes indeed it