Traditional retail continues to face meaningful headwinds due to the consumer shift towards eCommerce. Small and emerging brands are required to navigate which sales channels they utilize (eCommerce, wholesale, retail) in order to optimize growth potential and profitability, while managing the risks inherent with different channels. Specifically, the rise of Amazon has provided an enormous...Read More

Private Equity Sponsor Altacrest Capital Invests in eCommerce Brands, Provides an Alternative to Venture Capital Investments May 9, 2019 – In November 2018, the founder of Austin-based Barton Watch Bands (please see bartonwatchbands.com), the leading online provider of interchangeable watch bands for traditional and smartwatches, sold a controlling ownership interest to Altacrest Capital LLC, a Dallas-based...Read More

You spent hundreds of hours determining which products to develop. You followed that up with the painstaking process of getting your products to market so that your customers could love them as much as you do. After years of hard work, blood, sweat and tears you’re ready to sell the business. The buyer tells you...Read More

A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in...Read More

The decision to sell a business can be difficult.  Determining the right timing and manner in which to sell can be especially taxing. Here are 3 questions you may ask yourself as you consider selling your business: Is the market right for me to sell? What is my business worth? What type of buyer do...Read More