Owner to Owner Spring Issue 2025

March 13, 2025
  • Capital Partners
In this issue of Owner to Owner, we review the state of the business environment and discuss what it takes for a multigenerational family business to be successful. We also explore the various meanings of legacy and lay out strategies for capital allocation for private business owners.

The Business Environment Q1 2025

Michael Conti, Grant Smith, and Christy Hourihan provide an overview of the business environment on three fronts: the overall economy, the credit markets, and the private equity and mergers and acquisitions markets.

Serving Up Five Generations of Expertise with Community Coffee’s Donna Saurage

What does it take to keep a family business thriving across five generations? We recently sat down with Donna Saurage, manager of Community Coffee’s holding company, to learn how and why Community Coffee stands out.

How to Engage Your Family in Legacy Co-Creation

Partner Kathryn George and Managing Director Mike McGrann discuss a collaborative approach to building a legacy and best practices for communicating plans for the future.

Capital Allocation for Private Business Owners

Head of Corporate Advisory John Secor discusses the importance of proper capital allocation for private company business owners and breaks down how to develop the framework for making such decisions.
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The Business Environment Q1 2025

Michael Conti, Grant Smith, and Christy Hourihan provide an overview of the business environment on three fronts: the overall economy, the credit markets, and the private equity and mergers and acquisitions markets.

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