Category

Exit Strategies

Distressed exiting

In a buyer's market, private equity firms must be prepared to hold out for the right price.

Exit Strategies

Exit Strategies

Timing can be an exit key

Chris Field, managing director of Fieldworks Marketing, reviews Gary Morley's new book on securing an exit.

Exit Strategies

Strive for a perfect MBO

With corporates divesting and vendors rethinking exit strategies, now is the time for ambitious management teams to step up to the plate.

Exit Strategies

How to ensure a departing management team won’t stymie an exit

Mike Robson of Azure Partners explains how to ensure a departing senior management team won't stymie an exit.

Exit Strategies

Eldar Tuvey: exits are like finding love

Finding a business exit is like finding a partner - it's all about falling in love, according to ScanSafe chief executive Eldar Tuvey.

Exit Strategies

Exits: Have a ‘Plan B’

Mike Robson, director at business consultants Azure Partners, details why businesses up for sale need to have exit options.

Exit Strategies

Time to make an exit?

With trade buyers and PE firms on the prowl, make sure you know how to sell for the right price.

Exit Strategies

Swift exits – Selling your business for the right price

With aggressive trade buyers on the prowl and private equity firms expanding their portfolios, GrowthBusiness looks at how you can sell your business for the right price.

Exit Strategies

Time to make an exit?

With trade buyers and PE firms on the prowl, make sure you know how to sell for the right price.

Exit Strategies

Swift exits – Selling your business for the right price

With aggressive trade buyers on the prowl and private equity firms expanding their portfolios, GrowthBusiness looks at how you can sell your business for the right price.

Exit Strategies

Dealing with unhappy shareholders

Spurious allegations of ‘boardroom bullying’ from minority shareholders seeking a payout are on the increase.

Exit Strategies

Giving it to charity

When growing businesses give to charity, it’s often a more personal affair than the social responsibility activities of large corporates.

Exit Strategies

Family Business Fortunes

Family businesses have suffered from a stereotype of crusty conservatism, where the benefit of strong traditional values is seen as being outweighed by an unwillingness to take risks or change until it is too late.

Exit Strategies

Not so clean exits

The M&A market was not kind to sellers last year. James Harris finds out whether conditions are likely to improve in 2010.

Partner content

Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

Accounting and Finance Software

Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial