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Selling Your Company: Lessons Learned Along the Way
Ed Peters, keynote speaker at the June 22nd FOCUS Workshop, “MAXIMIZING WEALTH: Liquidity Strategies for Business Owners,” presented a fascinating personal account of how he sold DataDirect Technologies for $88 million.
According to Washington Business Journal, ”After tackling a startup venture, then leaving the business for a time, Ed Peters returned with a bang to …
Keeping M&A Deals on Track: Managing the Killers
Deal killers. They come in all shapes, sizes and varieties with different reasons, justifications and rationalizations. They can emanate from the buyer, the seller or any number of third parties -- lenders, investors, key customers or suppliers, professional advisors -- or all of the above.
In the article below, Andrew J. Sherman, Esq., presents a …
The Merger Post-Mortem: Learning from an Acquisition
How do you account for the ultimate success or failure of mergers and acquisitions? Many factors are critical: you need to buy the right company for the right price at the right time. Even with all of the correct elements in place upfront, a corporate marriage “made in heaven” can turn into the “honeymoon from …
Plan for the Unexpected
For many, if not most entrepreneurs, life is hectic, demanding and fast paced. Indeed, for most executives, the inbox is always full, leaving very little time for personal matters such as estate planning. Yet, if the executive fails to take the time to plan for disability or death and luck runs against him, this same …
The Biggest Sale of His Life: How One Small Business Owner Persevered and Sold His Company
Finding an Exit: Options and Their Implications
Achieving a successful exit from a company requires both careful preparation and extensive consideration of the many alternatives. Developing a strategy to maximize the value and avoid the pitfalls is critical.
In the article below, “Finding an Exit: Options and Their Implications,” Alain Chetrit shares the expertise he gained as CEO of First Regional Telecom …
Obtaining and Maximizing Bank Debt
Successful companies spend a great deal of time and effort developing and nurturing customer and key supplier relationships. Unfortunately, many of these same companies don't take the same approach to developing positive relationships with their bankers/lenders. Building a strong relationship with a lender is a critical element in the success of any company. Lenders, like …
Strategic and Business Planning: Tap Into Winning Expertise in Defining Strategic Direction and Developing Effective Short-Term Operating Plans
Strategic planning services assist clients in developing a detailed strategic direction for the enterprise over a three to five year period. A strategic plan typically begins with an assessment of the client’s external situation. This assessment includes a market assessment analysis, a competitive evaluation, a technology assessment, a supplier market assessment, and a look at …
Planning: A Necessity for Business Owners
Denial, procrastination and daily distractions all conspire to prevent business owners from completing the personal planning that is an absolutely vital component of a successful business. Business owners also need to plan for a liquidity event. If an owner becomes incapacitated, a plan must be in place that will allow the business to continue functioning …
