The quarterly IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse Survey was created with the support of the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project and the Graziado School of Business and Management (at Pepperdine University) to gain an accurate understanding of the market conditions for businesses being sold in Main Street (values $0-$2MM) and the lower middle market (values $2MM -$50MM).
The Q3 2014 survey was completed by 242 respondents, representing 18 regional and international business broker and M&A associations. Half of the respondents (50%) had at least 10 years of experience in the M&A and/or business brokerage industry. Participating advisors reported closing 252 transactions in Q3 2014.
