Historically low interest rates have been a major catalyst for economic growth in the last several of years, but this has also led to a surge in private equity firms that are looking to invest in a broad range of small and medium sized businesses. 
This means that there is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the owners of these companies to become new millionaires and to raise their value significantly. Research collected by BizBuySell inside reports showed that a historic number of small businesses were sold in 2017’s third quarter.
This represented a 24% increase in the number of small businesses sold than the year before. Furthermore, Thomson Reuters shares that private equity funds generated more than $340 billion in 2016 and there has been a 12% increase in the number of private equity funds over the course of this year. Since the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates throughout 2018, now is the appropriate time to schedule a consultation with the business succession planning attorney to talk about the pros and cons of doing your planning now.