by Ian Smith | Mar 18, 2019 | Acquisitions, Exiting your business, Operational Tips
Buying Companies Most acquirers embarking on an acquisition are ill prepared to successfully buy another company and integrate it. Research consistently tells us we are weak at this common corporate tactic – buying other companies. Acquisitions are for...
by Ian Smith | Sep 3, 2018 | Exiting your business
Robotics, HR services and specialized manufacturing are just three of the recent sectors where our work has supported a premium exit of a private company. Executing operational playbooks across the spectrum of a company’s departments, over a sustained period of...
by Ian Smith | Jun 20, 2018 | Exiting your business
Last week MRSI Systems sold to Mycronic AB of Sweden. The purchase price amounted to USD 40.7 million (approximately SEK 358 million) on a cash and debt free basis and is financed with a combination of Mycronic’s own funds and bank financing. Under certain performance...
by Ian Smith | May 22, 2017 | Exiting your business
The US Census Bureau considers baby boomers to be those born between 1946 and 1964 or aged 53 to 71 in today’s currency! Many of these folk own businesses and will want to realize their life’s work over the next 5 years. A remarkable few will achieve their goal. Below...
by Ian Smith | Apr 19, 2016 | Exiting your business
Warning, this is a big subject and this is a big post at 1587 words. There are approximately 596,000 companies in the US employing 20 people or more (28.1 million employ 19 or less or don’r run a payroll). A significant number of these companies will have tried...
by Ian Smith | Nov 9, 2015 | e-book The Exit Playbook, Exiting your business
The US Census Bureau considers baby boomers to be those born between 1946 and 1964 or aged 51 to 69 in today’s currency! Many of these folk own businesses and will want to realize their life’s work over the next 5 years. A remarkable few will achieve their goal. Below...
