Here at Viking Mergers & Acquisitions, we strive to provide the best professional and confidential services to our clients located throughout the Southeast United States. Our markets focus on cities that embrace entrepreneurship and the surrounding areas where business is thriving. Right now, Middle Tennessee is booming with business and entrepreneurship and is an ideal place to start, grow, or …
Viking Assists With Transaction in Commercial Cleaning Industry
Viking Mergers & Acquisitions of Tampa, Florida, announces the successful acquisition of a well-established commercial cleaning company by a Purchaser poised for stability and growth. The Seller’s commercial cleaning company has been helping businesses, hospitals, and schools remain healthy and attractive since 1890. The Company began providing window washing services before World War I, then expanded into janitorial services and …
Selling a Business: Capital Gains Tax
Are you a small business owner considering selling a business? There are a few key items involved with capital gains tax that you’ll want to understand as you embark on this decision. What are Capital Gains? A profit gained from selling a capital asset is referred to as capital gains. This could be an investment like a stock or an …
Division Highlight: Viking Mergers & Acquisitions in Nashville, TN
Kyle Kerrigan grew up surrounded by a spirit of adventure, risk, and purpose. His father is a surgeon who served overseas in mission hospitals in Ecuador and Kenya during Kyle’s most formative years. This robust childhood filled with new places, people, and experiences helped shape Kyle, fueling an entrepreneurial spirit and vastly influencing his approach, priorities, and motivation in business. …
Deal Structures: Legalities to Negotiate When Selling a Business
The number of negotiable components in business deal structures can seem exciting at best, terrifying at worst, and certainly overwhelming to anyone closely impacted by the deal’s results (i.e., the seller and the buyer). We created this four-part series to provide helpful information to entrepreneurs like you by dissecting the significant parts of a business deal; this article is Part …
How to Avoid Sellers’ Remorse When Selling a Business
Selling a business can be an emotional process, especially after years, maybe decades, of hard work. You have poured your life into making your business what it is today, and it is completely normal to have a lot of questions as you approach the selling process. A few questions you might have are, How do I find the best buyer? …
Deal Structures: Negotiating Your Post Closing Agreement
At Viking, we firmly believe that one of the best ways to make the right decisions about selling your business (and most anything, really) is to be well-informed. So, we set out to create this four-part series as a practical resource for business owners like you. In Part One, we discussed negotiating payment terms; Part Two covered how to negotiate …
What is Amortization in EBITDA? How to Understand & Calculate EBITDA
At Viking Mergers & Acquisitions, we consistently express to our clients that performing a valuation of their business is the first step in planning a successful exit strategy. Business valuations include many moving parts, and understanding specific components of the process can give an entrepreneur an idea of what their business is worth. What Is EBITDA? What Is It Used …
Deal Structures: How to Negotiate Assets Conveyed
Selling a business includes many opportunities for negotiation – but you can only benefit from these opportunities if you are familiar with the different components of a business deal. We created this four-part series of blogs to pull back the curtain on business deal structures and provide helpful information to entrepreneurs like you. This article is Part Two. When a …
What is an Earnout? What is a Seller Note? Protections to Consider When Selling a Business
When selling a business, the purchase price can be paid in several ways. Receiving the entire purchase price in cash at closing is, of course, the most straightforward and preferred option for the Seller. But there are business transaction structures where only part of the purchase price will be paid in cash, and the remainder will be paid via a …










