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Why mergers & acquisitions are taking off in Denver

Find out what's behind the M&A boom

ColoradoBiz Staff //October 28, 2015//

Why mergers & acquisitions are taking off in Denver

Find out what's behind the M&A boom

ColoradoBiz Staff //October 28, 2015//

With the economy taking off, mergers and acquisitions have been on the upswing in Denver, UMB Bank CEO Jon Robinson has some thoughts on the reasons.

"That's the result of companies that would like to move into the Denver space, and they have an option," he says. "They can do a startup of their own company or acquire somebody who's already here."

Acquiring an existing company means instant market share, and Robinson says his bank has seen a number of these transactions happen in the last few years.

Hear his predictions for future M&A activity: