New research has found that 73 per cent of technology businesses acquired or floated in 2014 were not the recipients of either venture capital, private equity or growth capital prior to exit.
There are a host of reasons to exit a business and a plethora of goals, of which the most common is to maximise the price paid. Mark Lucas, of Barlow Robbins, advises nine actions to do just that.
John Styring, CEO and founder at IglooBooks looks at the main challenges for SME’s planning to sell their company. In October this year, IglooBooks was acquired by Bonnier Publishing. The deal meant that together the two companies became one of the largest children’s publishers in the country.
When considering an exit, you should consider all options open to you, so that the best exit route can be selected. Selling the business to a strategic acquirer, while a popular choice, is not the only exit route.
One of the key responsibilities of being a CFO of a private-equity backed company is to guide and lead the business through an exit process to crystallise the value that has been created for the shareholders.
Baby boomer entrepreneurs' retirement plans may have to wait, as Generation X and Y struggle to make ends meet. Can the next generation afford to buy your business off you?
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