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Tag: Exits

Why and when you should consider exiting your business

April 29, 2023

By Tom Phipps

Tom Phipps, a director at Livingstone London, considers the best reasons and timings for moving on.

Three-quarters of 2014’s exiting tech companies didnt use venture capital

January 28, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

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.

Exiting a business: 4 alternatives to an outright sale

September 17, 2014

By Tom Phipps

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.

How private equity-backed finance directors should plan for an exit

August 15, 2014

By Paul Bosson

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.

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