Jordan Knauff & Company Executive Speaks at DePaul University MBA Class

Mr. William R. Snow, a Managing Director at Chicago-based Jordan Knauff & Company, recently spoke to an entrepreneurship class at DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. Mr. Snow’s presentation, “Enhancing Valuation in a Business Sale,” is a speech usually given to groups of business owners, thus giving the students a chance to hear real world advice normally reserved for senior executives.

Mr. Snow covered subjects including what business owners should do prior to raising growth capital or selling their businesses, the importance of strong financial reporting and controls, a description of expenses that might be added-back to improve profitability, and an in-depth analysis of how business owners should think about valuation. While competition and a well-run, professional process are imperative to either a business sale or capital raise transaction, Mr. Snow concluded, the simplest and most straight forward technique to increase a company’s valuation is to make sure the company is as attractive as possible to the ultimate buyer and then focus on conveying that value proposition from the beginning of the process.

Mr. Snow is an experienced investment banker, speaker, panelist, and writer. He has 25 years of experience as a business leader and advisor and is also the author of Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies. Mr. Snow’s presentations are part of Jordan Knauff & Company’s efforts to provide its constituents – business owners and the professionals who work with them – insightful, helpful, and actionable information on important issues. In addition to DePaul, Mr. Snow has addressed groups at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, Harvard Business School, the Executives Opportunities Forum, and the University Club-Chicago.

Jordan Knauff & Company is a knowledgeable and experienced provider of a comprehensive line of investment banking services to private companies in North America. Services include selling companies, debt and equity capital sourcing, and acquisition advisory to companies in a variety of industries. Typical transaction sizes range from $10 million to $300 million in total consideration.

To learn more about Jordan Knauff & Company, please visit www.jordanknauff.com or contact Mr. G. Cook Jordan, Jr. at 312-254-5901 (cj@jordanknauff.com) or Mr. William R. Snow at 312-254-5904 (wsnow@jordanknauff.com).