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Ari Fuchs

Ari Fuchs is managing director & chief quality officer with The DAK Group, an investment banking firm specializing in the middle-market.

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Ari's Latest Blog Posts

10 Steps AV Businesses Can Take to Survive Long-Term Economic Turmoil

Ari Fuchs shares 10 steps The DAK Group says you should take to make sure your AV businesses remain viable during—and long after—the COVID-19 pandemic.

commercial tech, tech integration, tech integration

Threats & Opportunities Your Commercial Tech Integration Business Will Contend With in 2018

Commercial tech integration in 2018 requires your AV business to be IT-centric; to be poised for acquisition; but most of all: to be prepared!

AV systems integration business, AV design, commercial tech, business value

What Is My Technology Integration Business Worth?

3 ways to determine your technology business value include evaluating competing systems integration businesses against your own’s strengths.

Ari's Latest Posts

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How to Survive and Thrive in a Period of Pro AV Mergers and Acquisitions

Pro AV merger and acquisition activity may have slowed drastically in 2020, but the new year brings new opportunities.

10 Steps AV Businesses Can Take to Survive Long-Term Economic Turmoil

Ari Fuchs shares 10 steps The DAK Group says you should take to make sure your AV businesses remain viable during—and long after—the COVID-19 pandemic.

AV business, AV company, audio visual business sale

Someone Wants to Buy Your Audio Visual Business: Now What?!

You’ve received an unsolicited offer to buy your audio visual business. What do you do now that your AV business might be for sale?

commercial tech, tech integration, tech integration

Threats & Opportunities Your Commercial Tech Integration Business Will Contend With in 2018

Commercial tech integration in 2018 requires your AV business to be IT-centric; to be poised for acquisition; but most of all: to be prepared!

AV systems integration business, AV design, commercial tech, business value

What Is My Technology Integration Business Worth?

3 ways to determine your technology business value include evaluating competing systems integration businesses against your own’s strengths.

AV business

6 Critical Steps to Prepare Your AV Business for Sale

These six pieces of advice will help you prepare for what could be the most important financial move of your life — selling your AV business.

integration business, AV integration, AV business

Who Would Buy Your AV Integration Business?

If selling your AV integration business is a thought, consider the difference between financial buyers and strategic buyers.

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What’s With All the Mergers and Acquisitions?

With all the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) afoot in the AV integration industry, how can integrators make sense of their own potential?

M&A Forecast: Why Industry Consolidation Won’t Slow Down in 2017

A combination of strong balance sheets, low interest rates, high private equity cash and need for add-on services should keep the perfect mergers and acquisitions storm swirling.