Merger and Acquisition News

For founders, selling a business is rarely just about valuation—it’s about identity. This personal reflection explores why letting go can be the first step toward a fulfilling next chapter.

Find IT businesses for sale in the lower middle market with September's DealsDirect edition. Explore blind profiles of MSP, Microsoft Cloud, IT services, digital marketing, and more IT businesses for sale, submit an NDA to unlock full details, and try IT ExchangeNet's new free valuation calculator.

Before signing an LOI, ask the buyer for references from three former owners and call them. Learn whether the closing price held, earnouts paid, employee commitments were honored, and autonomy remained. Their experience reveals the buyer’s true behavior long before diligence exposes costly surprises.

IT ExchangeNet helps owners of US-based digital marketing agencies connect with qualified, motivated buyers through a targeted confidential sell-side process. Our team focuses on lower-middle market agencies and understands how to translate your metrics, client mix, and service capabilities into compelling buyer demand.

TrellisPoint, a Cleveland-based Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Copilot, and Azure consultancy, has been acquired by Univerus. TrellisPoint was advised by IT ExchangeNet.

Selling your company is all about timing. Lionel Messi’s late-career brilliance offers a lesson for founders: the best exits come from patience, positioning, and the confidence to act when the moment is right. They do not come from chasing the first offer or waiting too long. Learn how experience, discipline, and a clear read of the field can help you recognize the right time to make your move.

When one client drives 20%+ of revenue, buyers see a single point of failure.

Browse IT companies for sale in the lower middle market with this month's DealsDirect. Explore blind profiles of MSP, Microsoft Cloud, IT services, and digital marketing businesses for sale, submit an NDA to unlock full details, and try IT ExchangeNet's new free valuation calculator.

The July Microsoft 365 pricing and packaging changes aren't just a cost story. For Microsoft Partners planning a sale, they signal how buyers will judge your operational discipline, Copilot attach rate, and recurring-revenue quality. Here's what actually moves valuation.

Find IT business acquisition opportunities in the lower middle market with this month's DealsDirect. Browse blind profiles of IT services, MSP, SaaS, and Salesforce/Microsoft practices for sale and submit an NDA to unlock full details.

The water will not get warmer if you jump late. The cost of waiting to sell your business can't be measured.

IT ExchangeNet, a leading global M&A advisory firm specializing in middle-market IT services, has officially relocated its headquarters to the iconic Halle Building in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio. This move signals the firm's continued growth and deepened commitment to the Cleveland business community.

Buy IT businesses using DealsDirect from IT ExchangeNet. Whether you're a business owner, private equity investor, or strategic acquirer, DealsDirect is your direct line to lower-middle-market opportunities. With over 25 years of experience and a global network of 90,000+ decision makers, IT ExchangeNet empowers you to buy, build, and sell.

LanceSoft acquires SynergisticIT to expand specialized IT talent and SOW capabilities in financial services. IT ExchangeNet served as the exclusive M&A advisor to SynergisticIT.

We are pleased to announce that IT ExchangeNet has been named to Axial's 2026 Advisor 100, a list that recognizes the most active M&A advisors in the lower-middle market. Axial selects firms based on transaction activity, client outcomes, and overall engagement on its platform. This recognition reflects the work our team has done over the past year advising clients across managed services, IT services, and software transactions.

Explore Salesforce, Microsoft, and other type of IT businesses for sale using DealsDirect from IT ExchangeNet. Whether you're a business owner, private equity investor, or strategic acquirer, DealsDirect is your direct line to lower-middle-market opportunities. With over 25 years of experience and a global network of 90,000+ decision makers, IT ExchangeNet empowers you to buy, build, and sell.

Pure IP, a leading provider of global voice communication solutions, has acquired Vive Communications, a Massachusetts-based UCaaS integrator, in a transaction facilitated by IT ExchangeNet. The acquisition enhances Pure IP's North American client reach and expands its integrated UCaaS capabilities.

The March edition of DealsDirect features a new Microsoft Dynamics Partner in EX-841. DealsDirect by IT ExchangeNet is the #1 place to list your IT business for sale in the lower-middle market IT Services and Digital Marketing space. Businesses that are listed are being represented by IT ExchangeNet and are for sale. Find and acquire an IT business today using DealDirect.

IT ExchangeNet is proud to be recognized as the #3 sell-side M&A advisor on Axial's 2026 Top 50 Lower Middle Market Technology Investors & M&A Advisors list, reinforcing our consistent leadership in the lower middle market technology transaction.