October 2025

Factoring Uncertainty into the Value of Your Business

May 2017 Bill Bentley

Businesses currently face numerous uncertainties in the marketplace. As President Trump and Republican congressional leaders work toward fulfilling their campaign promises, tax laws could substantially change, the estate tax could be repealed, and various laws and regulations (including the Dodd-Frank and Affordable Care Acts) could be repealed or revised. Interest rates and inflation could both rise. Economic relationships with other countries could [read more]

There’s Big News in the Packaged Ice Industry

May 2017 Bill Bentley

[avatar user=”williambentley” size=”160″ align=”left”]Bill Bentley Editor-in-Chief[/avatar] Arctic Glacier (AG) has been sold. And, I believe the sale to The Carlyle Group (CG) is good for our industry for at least two reasons. The first is the purchaser, Carlyle Global Partners, Carlyle Group’s long-duration investment fund. Some industries/companies are rightly situated to do the three year private equity fund flip. I [read more]

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