Latest Management Team Articles
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Pre Sale
Do Advisory Boards Increase Business Value?
One of the most important elements of a great investment is getting the right people involved. The right people bring innovative ideas, create opportunities and help the...
By: Jeffrey Kadlic
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Pre Sale
Considerations for Management Teams in Private Equity Buyouts
When one thinks of private equity buyouts, the first topic that comes to mind is rarely the consideration for the management team. However, the human element should not...
By: Chris Stavrou
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Sale Process
Key Factors in Executing a Management Buyout
If you’ve ever dreamed of buying out the owner of your company, running it the way you want and accumulating the profits from your efforts, you might be interested...
By: Robert Napoli
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Pre Sale
Kids Taking Over the Business? 8 Things to Consider
Many business founders dream of the day they can transition the business to their children. But while there is much in the literature that talks about estate planning...
By: Josh Patrick
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Maximize Value
Where Does the Operating Partner in Private Equity Begin?
What Is an Operating Partner?Initially viewed as a career senior executive with deep experience and a good Rolodex, these executives provide operational credibility and...
By: John Bova
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Maximize Value
Human Capital Risk and the Impact on Business Value
When a business for sale is being evaluated by a prospective buyer as a possible candidate for purchase, the quality of the human element will be considered. The staff...
By: Rose Stabler
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Pre Sale
Does Your CEO Successor Have the Right Stuff?
For many reasons, business leaders can find themselves at a loss when trying to identify a potential successor. Part of this could be due to the founder having started...
By: Jenifer Bartman
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Sale Process
3 Keys to Success for Your Management Buyout
An increasingly popular transaction is occurring as a result of baby boomers retiring: the management buyout (MBO). As baby boomers age and finally retire, their...
By: Jarrett Davidson
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Valuation
A Visual Framework for Business Valuation
Over the years, I've spent a lot of time thinking about and working on business valuations across a broad range of transactions. Given that I'm a visual learner,...
By: Tim Vipond | Co-founder
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Valuation
Think About the Long-Term for Maximizing Shareholder Value
There is a lot of confusion about what maximizing shareholder value means. Very simply, it means: increasing the long-term wealth of the owners of the company. Another...
By: Charles Smith
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Sale Process
Pitfalls to Watch for in Professional Practice Mergers & Acquisitions
Empirical evidence suggests that many small- to midsized professional practices are increasingly disintegrating into solo practices or getting merged into or acquired by...
By: Chak Reddy
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Maximize Value
Four Steps to Establishing a Board in a Private Enterprise
So you have decided that your company would benefit from a board of directors. Where do you start? What do you do? How long will it take? Here are four major steps you...
By: Darren Rawson Mary Cameron | President
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