Jeff Nahley

The global $115 billion vision industry is a complex, consolidating market, with attractive demographics and growth opportunities. “The Vision Industry State of the Union: A Wall Street Handbook,” a new 200-page report, analyzes the industry’s underlying demographic, consumer and financial data. The report highlights five major themes driving heightened industry interest and activity: M&A transaction velocity, rising and robust valuations, increasing adoption of technology, international reach… Show more

The global $115 billion vision industry is a complex, consolidating market, with attractive demographics and growth opportunities. “The Vision Industry State of the Union: A Wall Street Handbook,” a new 200-page report, analyzes the industry’s underlying demographic, consumer and financial data. The report highlights five major themes driving heightened industry interest and activity: M&A transaction velocity, rising and robust valuations, increasing adoption of technology, international reach and vertical integration, and long-term demographic trends that point to the industry’s sustainability and growth through various economic cycles. Show less

The report grew out of 15 years of studying the private corrections industry and is meant to be the first comprehensive look at private corrections in the U.S. and all of its component parts. This data profiles Federal and State funding and census trends, recent political policy shifts toward privatization, market sizing for the “for profit” participants and sub sectors, valuation themes in the public and private markets over the past decade, and profiles many of the leading providers to the… Show more

The report grew out of 15 years of studying the private corrections industry and is meant to be the first comprehensive look at private corrections in the U.S. and all of its component parts. This data profiles Federal and State funding and census trends, recent political policy shifts toward privatization, market sizing for the “for profit” participants and sub sectors, valuation themes in the public and private markets over the past decade, and profiles many of the leading providers to the industry. Show less

In the context of public company M&A, considerable time and effort has been dedicated to determining the effectiveness of a “go-shop” provision from the perspective of the publicly traded selling entity. A go-shop clause allows the seller an opportunity to solicit an alternative proposal for a defined period of time after the seller has negotiated and announced a pending transaction with a single bidder. Signal Hill performed an analysis of 2,213 public company sell-side transactions dating… Show more

In the context of public company M&A, considerable time and effort has been dedicated to determining the effectiveness of a “go-shop” provision from the perspective of the publicly traded selling entity. A go-shop clause allows the seller an opportunity to solicit an alternative proposal for a defined period of time after the seller has negotiated and announced a pending transaction with a single bidder. Signal Hill performed an analysis of 2,213 public company sell-side transactions dating back to 2004 (407 of which were identified as LBOs) with targets domiciled in the United States. Show less