Talking M&A with Kaulkin Ginsberg (VIDEO) - Part I: The Impact of Economic Recovery on ARM Industry Transactions

Once upon a time, people had to wait for all the good stuff they wanted.

Got a craving for some cornbread?  Well then: plow some dirt, plant some seeds, water, weed, harvest, grind, bake and finally eat (with a lot of waiting in between).  Thankfully times have changed.  Nowadays when your mind settles on an inexplicable desire for some tasty cornbread, you can just pop into your local cornbread retailer and get your golden, flaky fix.

Not a fan of cornbread?  Consider this: in recent years Kaulkin Ginsberg Company typically kicked off each new year with a teleconference or webinar on the current state of the ARM industry.  These events served as a vital barometer for the credit and collection industry, providing meaningful information about where the ARM industry had been and insights into where it might be headed.  The thing is, just like working the land to get a hunk of cornbread, attending a webinar demands a series of steps: read about the event, decide that you’re interested, register for the event, block out time on your calendar; wait three weeks, try to dig out that registration email amid 3,000 messages in your inbox, skip lunch (Hey look: cornbread!), etc.

As the busy second quarter gets underway, Kaulkin Ginsberg Company would like to give you a little something most people wish they had more of: time.  All right, let’s not get all Stephen Hawking here.  KGC knows they can’t “gift” time.  How about a some flexibility then?

On the heels of Kaulkin Ginsberg’s release last week regarding first quarter deal activity in the ARM industry, CEO Mike Ginsberg and Director Mark Russell sat down to discuss a host of emerging trends in the ARM industry, further perspectives on collection industry deals that got done in the last year, and where the industry appears to be headed as businesses start to dust themselves off from the worst financial crisis since the early part of the 20th century.

insideARM filmed that conversation, and today we bring you the first in a series of videos that dig in on some industry-specific topics that affect outsourced business services companies of all kinds.  The first clip highlights various effects the ongoing economic recovery has had on ARM companies and recent M&A transactions.

And although yoga will probably make you more flexible than this video, at least you can watch it while on hold this for a conference call, or on your iPad in the elevator this afternoon, or even on your mobile device as you wait in line at the bakery tonight for some cornbread.

Take a look… when you have a moment.

Kaulkin Ginsberg is the leading source of M&A, strategic advice, and timely information foroutsourced business services companies since 1989. The firm has completed over 130 transactions representing in excess of $3 billion in shareholder value for a variety of clients – from small family businesses to Fortune 500 companies. In 2011 Kaulkin Ginsberg is celebrating twenty years in the ARM industry.