Calder Capital is pleased to announce the successful sale of Auto-Lab Howell to two local individual investors. Auto-Lab Complete Car Care Centers, in operation since 1989, is a growing auto repair franchise business with an emphasis on being the complete car care alternative to the dealer. The company currently has 26 franchised locations in Michigan, […]
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This month HMV Holdings LLC closed on a deal to acquire 57 Brew Pub & Bistro in Greenville, Michigan, including the brew pub’s real estate on highway M-57. HMV Holdings plans to keep the current staff and unveil new food and beer menus beginning in the new year, adding more taps and branded beer like
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Calder Capital is pleased to announce the successful sale of Bay City, MI-based Wholesale Electric Supply (“Wholesale Electric”) to Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. Established in 1960, Wholesale Electric is a full-line electrical distributor for commercial and residential lighting and parts. The Company also features a full showroom of high-quality fixtures, fans, decorative lighting, and other
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Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the successful sale of Greenville, MI-based 57 Brew Pub & Bistro (“57 Brew Pub”) to investment group HMV Holdings, LLC. Founded in 2012, 57 Brew Pub is an award-winning microbrewery and restaurant that has developed a loyal customer base in West Michigan. 57 has won numerous national awards
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Small Business Association (SBA) loans are an excellent way of financing a business purchase as they are partially-guaranteed by the SBA, which means banks are generally happy to use the 7(a) program as they are able to offer loans at favorable terms and risk to buyers. Many buyers rely on the availability of these loans
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Did you know that the Great Lakes economy is the third largest in the world in terms of GDP? This economy, including eight states (Michigan, Wisconson, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York) and two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec), produces an annual GDP of $6 trillion in U.S dollars. Despite it being spread
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Previously we discussed some of the reasons behind the statistic that 9 out of 10 people who seek to buy a business will fail. Purchasing a business is a complicated process with many factors that must be carefully considered. Most people, when making important decisions, go to their friends and family members for advice. However,
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Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of Kalamazoo, Michigan based FlowTech, Inc. to David Kersjes and Steven Remstad (DAAD Holdings, Inc.). The company will continue to operate under the FlowTech name. For over forty years, FlowTech has been a premier provider of high-quality fluid filtration products and purification equipment for chemical processing,
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Mergers & Acquisitions, like any industry, has its own terminology and acronyms. If you’ve checked out Calder Capital’s page of listed opportunities and successful sales, you will see that we currently have 6 businesses under LOI with an expected closing in the third quarter of 2017. In this blog we will go over what LOI,
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Calder Capital, LLC is very pleased to announce the successful sale of Grand Haven, MI-based Erickson Electric Service, Inc. to C&S Electric Service, a subsidiary of Custer, Inc. Founded in 1988 by Tom Erickson, Erickson Electric Service, Inc. grew steadily and now nearly 30 years later is recognized as a leader in a wide range
