Crazy Statistics Behind Selling Out
As the owner of a private business you must wonder from time to time what your business is really worth. I’ve blogged before about the valuation of private companies. In the end it comes down to beauty is in the eye of the beholder as Facebook proved buying the...
Private Companies & the Conglomerate Discount
Global divestments hit a record 50% of all M&A deals this year as large public companies rushed to tidy up their portfolios and focus on their core businesses. Many businesses including Ebay, Fortune Brands, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sara Lee, ITT and Marathon Oil...Private Companies – The Magic Years
The next 5 years are an unreasonably attractive time to build a remarkable business for sale. There is strong evidence to suggest we are already 18 months to 22 months into a bull market. The average bull market lasts 67 months. However before you rush off to sell...Dad, What Do You Do at Work?
Confusion This post was inspired by the recent WSJ article of the same name. Of course it’s a question we are constantly asked. In fact it is a deceptively important question that extracts some pretty weak answers. Ask a panel of CEOs at a conference to...Private Companies – Shareholder v Company Objectives
As my friend Jane Johnson wrote on her blog last year – the majority of boomer wealth in the US today is held in 12 million privately owned businesses and 70% are expected to change hands [or try to change hands] in the next 10 to 15 years! With the economy...Acquisition Support Services
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