On the M&A side of our business CAA specializes in providing complete "start-to-finish" business acquisition or sale transaction management services for clients interested in acquiring or selling privately owned middle-market businesses. On the "sell-side" of our M&A business our clients tend to be the controlling shareholders of successful closely held commercial / industrial business, most often seeking to sell their business in retirement-driven situations. However, CAA also works with larger corporations (i.e., either publicly held or privately owned) that seek to divest one or more of their smaller subsidiaries or divisions.

We concentrate both our sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory services on commercial, industrial, and B2B service companies with an expected "total transaction sale value" of $2.0 to $15.0 million. To better understand CAA's general approach to its sell-side M&A advisory services, click here (Approach to Selling Businesses). To more fully appreciate the full range of services that CAA can provide to buy-side clients, click here (Buyer and Seller Negotiation Services).

Corporate Finance

On the corporate finance side of our business, CAA can arrange a wide variety of senior debt, "mezzanine" or equity capital financings to facilitate either acquisitions or corporate restructurings. Corporate finance clients seeking senior debt generally should have Pro-Forma EBITDA of at least $500,000 on an annualized basis; corporate finance clients seeking mezzanine or equity financing generally should have Pro-Forma EBITDA of at least $1.0 million on an annualized basis (but, ideally, annualized Pro-forma EBITDA in excess of $1.5 million). Click here (Acquisition & Restructuring Financing) for further information.

Industry Sub-Specialties & Key Special-Industry Executive Team

While CAA provides M&A and corporate finance advisory services to and for a broad range of commercial and industrial businesses (click here Executive Profiles - Gerald F. Toth, Jr. for professional profile on CAA's Managing Director & President), other key members of CAA's executive team bring special focus to several select industries, including:

> Industrial & Specialty Chemical Industries (Click here Chemical Industry M&A Services and on Executive Profiles - John Hart for further information on this industry sub-specialty.)

> Commercial Real Estate (sales / acquisition / investment / management) and Food / Beverage / Hospitality Industries (Click here Executive Profiles - Mort E. Oman for information on Mort Oman's broad and substantial portfolio of experience.)

Ancillary Services

CAA also provides a number of ancillary or support-type services. For example, business "sale valuations" (Business "Sale Valuation") generally are used as integral supporting elements in CAA's more comprehensive sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory services. CAA's sophisticated financial modeling capability (e.g., custom-tailored financial projection, acquisition evaluation, and data analysis/presentation models) supports all of CAA's M&A and corporate finance services.