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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.

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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.

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Exits: Have a ‘Plan B’

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

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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.

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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.

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Dealing with unhappy shareholders

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

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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.

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Family 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.

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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.

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Family 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.

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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.

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Ten ways to maximise the value of your business

Conventional wisdom states that business owners preparing their company for an exit should concentrate on growing profits.

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Delivering a smooth exit

There are many pitfalls in selling a business. Tony Hayday, CEO of The Software Bureau, talks to us about making sure you get the right price

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Pre-pack deals aren’t all bad

Pre-pack administration deals, in which a buyer is lined up before a struggling business goes into administration, have been given a bad press of late. David Moore, a partner at business recovery firm Begbies Traynor, argues that this is unjustified.