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    Helping Buyers and Sellers Succeed with Transaction Therapyâ„¢ Since 2010

    Discover how Cogent Growth Partners’ unique Transaction Therapyâ„¢ approach transforms IT mergers and acquisitions by focusing on trust and relationships.

    Cogent Growth Partners specializes in IT mergers and acquisitions with a human-centric approach called Transaction Therapyâ„¢.

    This method emphasizes trust-building and strategic benefits, ensuring successful outcomes and long-term integration for IT service providers.

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Read more about the article From Enterprise Value to Outcome: What Actually Gets an IT M&A Deal Closed

From Enterprise Value to Outcome: What Actually Gets an IT M&A Deal Closed

  • Post author:George Siercho
  • Post published:August 5, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/Buyers/From Now to Next/Self-Assessment/Sellers

How trust, risk, structure, and execution shape what buyers pay, what sellers preserve, and what actually makes it to close.Every deal starts with a number. Enterprise value gets the headline,…

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Read more about the article Deal Killers: What Buyers and Sellers Do to Derail a Transaction

Deal Killers: What Buyers and Sellers Do to Derail a Transaction

  • Post author:George Siercho
  • Post published:July 24, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/Buyers/Due Diligence/Sellers/Strategy

Time kills all deals.But so do a lot of other things, and it can be the Buyer or the Seller causing the problem.Understanding why you may be feeling this way,…

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Read more about the article M&A Terms for Sophisticated Buyers and Sellers

M&A Terms for Sophisticated Buyers and Sellers

  • Post author:George Siercho
  • Post published:March 2, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/Buyers/Education/Sellers

MSP and ITSP M&A terminology… lots of big words often putting seller and buyers at odds before they even first speak to one another because of their different thoughts on…

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Read more about the article MSP Seller’s Guide to Addbacks and Synergies

MSP Seller’s Guide to Addbacks and Synergies

  • Post author:George Siercho
  • Post published:January 12, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/From Now to Next/Sellers/Valuation

If you’ve spent any time around M&A conversations in IT services, you’ve heard two words that can either make a deal feel orderly or make it feel like someone just…

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Read more about the article From Dugouts to Deal Tables: Why the Best Moves Begin with a What If

From Dugouts to Deal Tables: Why the Best Moves Begin with a What If

  • Post author:George Siercho
  • Post published:August 10, 2025
  • Post category:Blog/Insights/Strategy

I spend a lot of time around little league fields in New Jersey, and after a while you start to notice something. The kids who turn into players aren’t always…

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Read more about the article Cogent Advises Intelice on Acquisition of Invario

Cogent Advises Intelice on Acquisition of Invario

  • Post author:George Siercho
  • Post published:July 3, 2025
  • Post category:Blog/News/Press Releases

Cogent Growth Partners served as exclusive M&A advisor to Intelice Solutions in its acquisition of Invario Network Engineers, strengthening MSP services in the DC region.

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Read more about the article How Buyers Actually Value Your IT Business (and What You Can Do About It)

How Buyers Actually Value Your IT Business (and What You Can Do About It)

  • Post author:George Siercho
  • Post published:May 15, 2025
  • Post category:Blog/Evaluation/Sellers/Strategy

Sellers don’t set the value—buyers do. Here’s how to look at your IT business through the right lens and understand what actually drives price in today’s market.

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