5 min read Strategies for Business Growth Through Mergers & Acquisitions The restrictions on our personal lives and businesses are gradually beginning to ease, but the coronavirus will likely have long-lasting effects, with no quick return if ever to how things were. For a business to drive change against slow or negative business growth, part…
In this broadcast, Kevin Uphill and Sue Lawrence discuss how to build the right team for Employee Ownership sales, how to understand the financial model and how to prepare for the process. They also share the 0% tax and HMRC clearance and why more companies are using the approach post-COVID. Employee Ownership Trusts In the…
8 min read Employee Ownership Trusts In the last two years, the number of UK Employee Ownership Trusts (EOT) businesses has doubled. This is because, if structured correctly, they can match the value of trade sales but with a capital gains tax of 0% to the selling shareholders. They can also create a more productive…
How To Prepare a Business for Sale During the Covid Pandemic In this broadcast, Kevin Uphill and Tim Hardman discuss how to be sale ready despite volatility, how to create a standout position and a ‘we want, we need’ buyer motivation and how to scale to sell. They also share why information technology is critical…
3 min read Blue Ocean Strategy in a Covid and Post-Covid World Confidence is rising, with the expectation that the economy will soon return to sustained growth as the lockdown continues to ease. However, the longer-term recovery prospects remain highly uncertain. Some of the recent gains in markets reflect short-term bounces as businesses returned…
How To Prepare a Business for Sale During the Covid Pandemic: Things to Consider The M&A market continues to be buoyant, with buyers actively seeking out investments. In the main, this is due to trade buyers need to make acquisitions to shift their business models and create scale and there is private capital looking…
Some of the best business ideas have come out of economic recessions, as entrepreneurs challenge old ideas to find new markets. “Survival of the fittest” is a phrase that originated from Darwinian evolutionary theory and in that sense, now is the time for bravery, vision and material positive business disruption. Organisations that successfully adjust to…
Private Equity: Myth Vs Reality In this broadcast, Kevin Uphill discusses how investors add value, what private equity looks for and typical structures and costs. He also shares ideas on investment and Covid-19 and some success stories. What Is It Really Like Working With Private Equity and Should You Explore This Route to Sell Your…
What is it really like working with Private Equity and should you explore this route to sell your business? Conventional wisdom is that a trade buyer who can gain economies of scale and synergy will pay the most for your business. Today, however, with so much private money looking for yield, Private Equity (PE) is…
