MAY 1990
Of 1,873 active owners of companies with annual revenues of $2 million to $100 million, 53% would like to acquire another company in three to five years for one of these reasons:
Diversity 27%
Market share 24
New locations 18
Expanded facilities 12
New talent 8
New technology 6
Grow large enough 4
to go public
Other 1
Source: "The Pulse of the Middle Market 1989," BDO Seidman, New York City.