How companies are bought and sold today - Arthur Petropoulos
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In today\\u2019s episode, I chat with Arthur Petropoulos, Founder & Managing Partner at Hill View Partners, a Providence-based investment firm that specializes in mergers & acquisitions, business sales/exits, and capital advisory services for middle-market and lower middle-market companies.
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Arthur founded Hill View Partners in 2016 after a successful tenure on Wall Street as an Investment Banker, Private Equity Investor, and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Development for a high growth Operating Company.
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The first half of this 2023 saw M&A activity in the U.S. experience a significant decline in dollar value, falling by 41 percent compared to the same period last year. However, the number of deals decreased by only five percent, according to a recent report from Korn Ferry.
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What are the common traps that many business owners fall into during the process of selling or exiting their businesses?
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How has the availability of artificial intelligence impacted his strategy?\\xa0
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How does he see this sector evolving over the next 5-10 years?
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Arthur was kind enough to stop by and let me pick his brain. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did recording it.
Arthur Petropoulos
Arthur Petropoulos founded Hill View Partners in 2016 after a successful tenure on Wall Street as an Investment Banker, Private Equity Investor, and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Development for a high growth Operating Company. Of note, Arthur served as the Co-Head of the Internal Private Equity group at Cantor Fitzgerald / BGC Partners, and was the Director of Corporate Development for a diversified Business Services Company.
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Arthur works hand in hand with all clients, and has led numerous successful transactions in our sole focus area of Selling/Exiting and Securing Capital/Financing for Privately Held Family, Entrepreneur, and Small Investment Group owned Businesses generating $400k to $4 Million of EBITDA spanning from Software to Diversified Business Services to Distribution/Manufacturing, and all industries in between.\\xa0
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Arthur is a Rhode Island native, having earned his undergraduate Business Degree from Providence College and his Juris Doctorate with a focus of Corporate Transactions and Finance from Roger Williams University School of Law.
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