In the third quarter of 2017, 102 microcap issuers listed on the OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTCPINK announced M&A transactions. The combined disclosed transaction value of these 102 transactions was over $560 million. Average individual transaction value for the quarter was $14 million. In Q3, average disclosed purchase consideration consisted of 42% cash, 52% stock and 6% seller debt. Full list of last quarter's acquirers below. Q2 2017 - OTC MicroCap M&A: Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc

In the third quarter of 2017, 45 NASDAQ, NYSE, or NYSE Mkt listed issuers announced M&A transactions. The combined disclosed transaction value of these 45 transactions was over $1 billion. Average individual transaction value for the quarter was $49 million. In Q3, average disclosed purchase consideration consisted of 40% cash, 58% stock and 2% seller debt. Full list of last quarter's acquirers below. Q3 2017 - Listed MicroCap M&A: Townsquare Media, Inc NYSE TSQ Town

In the second quarter of 2017, 184 microcap issuers listed on the OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTCPINK announced M&A transactions. The combined disclosed transaction value of these 184 transactions was over $838 million. Average individual transaction value for the quarter was $15 million. In Q2, average disclosed purchase consideration consisted of 48% cash, 47% stock and 5% seller debt. Full list of last quarter's acquirers below. Q2 2017 - OTC MicroCap M&A: LICO ENERGY METALS INC.

In the second quarter of 2017, 52 NASDAQ, NYSE, or NYSE Mkt listed issuers announced M&A transactions. The combined disclosed transaction value of these 52 transactions was over $1.7 billion. Average individual transaction value for the quarter was $58 million. In Q2, average disclosed purchase consideration consisted of 90% cash, 8% stock and 2% seller debt. Full list of last quarter's acquirers below. Q2 2017 - Listed MicroCap M&A: New Age Beverages Corporation Nasdaq

In 2015, congress implemented Title IV of the JOBS Act introducing Regulation A+ as a way for small companies to raise capital from "main street" investors without having to undertake the time and expense of a full blown SEC registration. Regulation A+ has slowly been gaining traction as a way for smaller companies to raise capital and go public. Until recently, Elio Motors was the first and only crowdfunded IPO in the United States. Elio closed out their $17 million Regulati

A new post by The Wall Street Journal looks at what many hope to be a renaissance in small IPOs as a result of Reg A+. Reg A+ is just on provision of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act passed by Congress in 2012 to encourage small-business growth. The post discusses how "In the late 1990s and early 2000s, an ecosystem of bankers, lawyers and investors helped small companies go public. After the tech bubble burst, many small and midsize banks went under or were absorbed b

In the first quarter of 2017, 121 microcap issuers listed on the OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTCPINK announced M&A transactions. The combined disclosed transaction value of these 121 transactions was over $280 million. Average individual transaction value for the quarter was $6.5 million. In Q1, average disclosed purchase consideration consisted of 42% cash, 29% stock and 29% seller debt. Full list of last quarter's acquirers below. Q1 2017 - OTC MicroCap M&A: Invictus MD Strategies Co

In the first quarter of 2017, 93 microcap issuers listed on the NASDAQ, NYSE, or NYSE Mkt announced M&A transactions. The combined disclosed transaction value of these 93 transactions was over $2.8 billion. Average individual transaction value for the quarter was $57 million. In Q1, average disclosed purchase consideration consisted of 59% cash, 36% stock and 3% seller debt. Full list of last quarter's acquirers below. Q1 2017 - Listed MicroCap M&A: Asure Software, Inc. N

Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff, professors at Harvard Business School, are experts on an overlooked entrepreneurial path: buying a business and running it as CEO. Purchasing a small company ($500,000 to $2,500,000 in annual profits) lets you become your own boss and reap financial rewards without the risks of founding a start-up. Still, there are things you need to know. In their new book, "HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business", Ruback and Yudkoff help you: - Determine a

Yesterday, LD Micro announced a reconstitution of their microcap index - the LD Micro Index (or LDMi). The LD Micro Index is designed to give a more accurate picture of North American microcap performance than other "microcap indexes". Constituents have an average market cap of $150 million and are traded on the NYSE/AMEX, Nasdaq, OTC Markets (all tiers), TSX, and TSX Venture. To qualify for inclusion in the index, issuers must meet minimum liquidity, market cap, and filing t