--- title: Ascension Advisory Blog | M&A description: M&A | Advisory Advisory's blog hosts a collection of sale leaseback and M&A resources, articles and industry updates for financial sponsors and business owners. --- [![Ascension](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ascension/images/logo-wordmark-white-green.png)](https://ascensionadvisory.com/?hsLang=en) Menu - Sale Leasebacks Show Sale Leasebacks submenu - [Sale Leaseback Overview](https://ascensionadvisory.com/sale-leaseback-overview?hsLang=en) - [SLB For Business Owners](https://ascensionadvisory.com/services-business-owners?hsLang=en) - [SLB For Financial Sponsors](https://ascensionadvisory.com/services-private-equity-firms?hsLang=en) - [SLB For Referral Partners](https://ascensionadvisory.com/services-referral-partners?hsLang=en) - [Build to Suit Financing](https://ascensionadvisory.com/build-to-suit-financing?hsLang=en) - [Lease Advisory](https://ascensionadvisory.com/lease-avisory?hsLang=en) - [Notable Transactions](https://ascensionadvisory.com/sale-leaseback-transactions?hsLang=en) - Mergers & Acquisitions Show Mergers & Acquisitions submenu - [Sell Your Business](https://ascensionadvisory.com/sell-your-business?hsLang=en) - [The Seller's Checklist](https://ascensionadvisory.com/the-sellers-checklist?hsLang=en) - [2026 M&A Report](https://ascensionadvisory.com/business-owner-ma-report?hsLang=en) - [The Exit Playbook Course](https://ascensionadvisory.com/the-exit-playbook-course?hsLang=en) - Insights Show Insights submenu - [Ascension Blog](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog) - [Press & Publications](https://ascensionadvisory.com/press-and-publications?hsLang=en) - [2026 Ascension Magazine](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hubfs/Ascension%20Magazine%202026%20(standalone)%20(4).html?hsLang=en) - [SLB and M&A Courses](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-learning?hsLang=en) - [2026 M&A Report](https://ascensionadvisory.com/business-owner-ma-report?hsLang=en) - [Private Equity SLB Report](https://ascensionadvisory.com/private-equity-sale-leaseback-report?hsLang=en) - [Team](https://ascensionadvisory.com/team?hsLang=en) [Contact](https://ascensionadvisory.com/contact-us?hsLang=en) ##### Topic # M&A [![Ascension Advisory's Two-Company Theory](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hubfs/Two-Company%20Theorem%20(4).jpg)](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog/ascension-advisorys-two-company-theory) [Journal Article](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog/tag/journal-article) [M&A](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog/tag/ma) ###### [Ascension Advisory's Two-Company Theory](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog/ascension-advisorys-two-company-theory) 13 May, 2026 ***Every operating company that owns its real estate is, financially, two companies. The mistake is...*** [Read The Article](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog/ascension-advisorys-two-company-theory) [![Share Sale vs. Asset Sale: The Decision That Can Shape a Business Exit](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hubfs/Share%20sale%20vs.%20Asset%20Sale.jpg)](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog/share-sale-vs.-asset-sale-the-decision-that-can-shape-a-business-exit) [Journal Article](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog/tag/journal-article) [M&A](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog/tag/ma) ###### [Share Sale vs. Asset Sale: The Decision That Can Shape a Business Exit](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog/share-sale-vs.-asset-sale-the-decision-that-can-shape-a-business-exit) 9 March, 2026 When selling a business, the structure of the transaction can be as important as the purchase... 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