In a discussion with an executive last week who is doing some work with a large private equity firm on one of their recent acquisitions, he asked a question I thought might be of interest. His question was, in maximizing the valuation of a company, is there any difference if you are planning on an IPO vs Read more…
We just read another survey, this one from BEI, that said 75% of business owners said they were ready to exit if the right circumstances presented themselves. And of that same group, 26% believed that they would not have any problems exiting their businesses successfully. The reality according to experts and a number of other surveys we Read more…
Buyers and investors in companies are buying or investing in the potential for future growth, not only in sales, but more importantly, growth in earnings, or more precisely EBITDA. They assess the organization for predictability of future earnings as part of their business valuation. Ensuring the future becomes reality results not only from keen insight and excellence Read more…
One of the value drivers that contributes significantly to the valuation of a company is the effectiveness of the management team. The New Growth Strategies SM process (Figure 3) was developed by Avantt Consulting, now Avantt Partners, to drive the paradigm shift and concomitant behavioral changes in management teams needed to implement these new goals. While there Read more…