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Maven Capital Partners leads £20 million MBO of window and door hardware firm

Maven describes itself as one of the UK's most active private equity houses and has invested over £350 million in British business since 2009.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Growth Planning

Brexit: Don’t panic, but it may be time to stockpile

Mark Waterman, Brexit consultant at Vendigital, explores how a hard Brexit may affect businesses and whether firms should prepare for a supply shortage.

Company Flotations

Cash shells are becoming the hot way to IPO

If you're thinking of going public, you can't afford to ignore the cash shell route – a quicker and often cheaper way of floating

Company Flotations

Company Flotations

The IPO experts

For a successful flotation on AIM you will need more than a company with high potential. Just as crucial will be recruiting the right advisers before your IPO

Company Flotations

Float or sink

Many things can go wrong to sink a flotation. IPO expert Witold Sawin explains potential stumbling blocks

Company Flotations

Benefits of IPO for a company

Benefits include the ability to raise millions of pounds while elevating your company’s profile significantly

Company Flotations

What does it mean to IPO a company?

Floating your business on a UK stock market can raise millions

Company Flotations

How to make sure your career soars when your company goes public 

The first half of 2022 has seen 11 companies listed on the stock exchange to the tune of £500m

Exit Strategies

7 essential steps to guiding your business to private equity exit

Alexis Sikorsky, founder of Sikorsky Consulting, guides us through the essential steps to securing a profitable private equity exit

Exit Strategies

Exit Strategies

Why every business owner should have an exit plan

Almost half of UK business owners admit to not having an exit plan. Yulia Barnes of Barnes Law explains why you should

Exit Strategies

Is your business worth what you think it is? – how to calculate sale price

How can you calculate the value of your business for sale? George Pennock of company data platform Pomanda explains how to calculate how much your business is worth

Exit Strategies

Half of VCs will slash investment if Government clamps down on takeovers

Nearly a quarter of VCs say they would stop investing in British tech start-ups completely if competition watchdog restricts start-up acquisitions

Exit Strategies

Build Back Better #4 – how do I go about selling a business?

In the fourth part of our Build Back Better series, Ian Dawson explains what considerations you have to make when selling a business

Exit Strategies

The benefits and drawbacks of demergers – GrowthBusiness guide

Companies pull apart for all manner of reasons. Some separate after a merger has failed to deliver the expected benefits, while others demerge a subsidiary to raise extra capital, usually on a public market. Calum Covell explains

Growth Planning

Scaling up your business without hiring full-time staff

Here are a handful of ways that you can scale up your business without increasing the headcount

Growth Planning

Growth Planning

A talent for growth – why people power fuels scale-up success

What does it take to run a successful scale-up? Mark Sykes, head of entrepreneurial business at BDO, tells us why talent is the answer

Growth Planning

Eight steps to find the right investment partner for you

If you're at the right stage to find an investment partner, establish these eight things to choose the right one

Expansion

Scaling Up: ERP and Driving Business Growth

Jon Roberts, Director, Forterro, explains how Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software can be a powerful tool in helping your business realise its growth ambitions.

Expansion

How to expand into Europe as a UK business

Growth Planning

Can a sole trader employ staff? 

What is a sole trader? Does it mean you have to work alone?

Mergers & Acquisitions

Why brand is make or break for M&A success

Without a strong brand narrative, even the most promising M&A deal can falter, says Sally Bye, managing partner at Brandpie

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A 101: 5 key things many business leaders don’t know

Merging with or acquiring another business can be one of the most challenging moments a company can face. The critical thing is that both sides are clear on why they are buying or selling and what the plan moving forward is, says Jeannette Linfoot

Mergers & Acquisitions

Build Back Better #5 – how to make a successful business acquisition

Ian Dawson of Seneca Partners explains how to make a successful business acquisition and the factors you need to consider

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bethnal Green Ventures sold to asset manager Connected

Connected Asset Management sees BGV as a way for its pension fund clients to invest in British tech start-ups working for social and environmental good

Mergers & Acquisitions

The golden rules of a management buyout – what to do now

An MBO presents a unique opportunity for anyone in a key leadership role. It can be personally highly lucrative, while empowering the management team and the business

Mergers & Acquisitions

Organic growth vs acquisition – which is the best strategy?

Dr Nick Quinn of Adam Smith Business School argues that organic growth over acquisition is the best strategy for companies during Covid-19