Financing

As an advisor to companies looking to sell their business we represent all types of energy companies including those that sell propane, heating oil, diesel fuel, wood pellets, gas stations and HVAC services. We are often asked how much companies are selling for. It is a simple question but there is not a simple answer. To really narrow down a ...

By Keith Reid Hedging is a time-honored risk management solution that is applied to a broad range of commodities and financial instruments. It’s main purpose is to mitigate volatility and protect margin by providing some certainty in what are uncertain markets. In the airline industry, the practice offered some carriers, such as Southwest Airlines, significant advantages in the high volatility ...

By Steve Abbate Almost every Seller of a business wants to be paid all cash at closing and most buyers prefer to present offers where the seller gets paid over time, typically on a performance based formula. As most advisors will tell a seller, the future of the buyer is uncertain and the only way to completely secure your compensation ...

The role heating season weather and degree day valuations play in helping set valuation.

The financing conundrum of a propane endeavor.

Price volatility has always an issue with fuel, though starting in the mid-2000s and extending up to the last couple of years there was extraordinary volatility to go along with what had become ever-increasing prices.

We, or more specifically I, take a look at hedging in this issue of the magazine. I’ll never admit to being a true expert on such subjects—I often say that if I were I would be enjoying a cocktail on my private yacht somewhere off a tropical island instead of editing a trade magazine.

Hedging has become such a part of the parlance in our industry, that it is quite possible that its definition may have been lost.

A large part of our business involves representing owners who are selling their home energy company. We have received well over 100 offers for businesses in the last year alone.

What do you do when remediation costs for a fuel oil spill estimated at $179,900, instead turns into a bill for $1.2 million?