INDUSTRYPackaging An online packaging retailer with £2m turnover secures a retirement exit for the vendors, completed during the pandemic by Avondale. The owners approached Avondale in the Autumn of 2019, looking to fully exit their online packaging supply business and allow more time for other personal interests. Avondale launched the project in February 2020 and…
An exit strategy is a plan to create succession or liquidate the value of shares. A successful exit will focus on profitable value and ideally realise the goodwill inherent in a business; that being the customer loyalty that results in both current and future profitable revenue. Some corporates will also divest non-core assets to realise…
Download file here. When successfully completed, an acquisition can have a dramatic effect on the business; delivering a significant increase in profit that would have taken many years of organic growth to perhaps achieve, with all the added uncertainties that are all too natural in the business world. Additional potential benefits of an acquisition are…
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Acquisitions can propel companies to competitive advantage faster than organic growth can deliver. Carried out well, they can grab headlines and secure ‘CEO saviour’ or ‘leader’ reputations. Carried out badly they can also destroy value and create ‘CEO scoundrels’ as we saw with the UK’s Sir Fred Goodwin’s ABN AMRO purchase; poorly delivered and overpaid…
Download file here. Shareholder Disputes and Negotiations We call it shareholder fatigue. Quite simply, the owners no longer see eye to eye. Often this is driven by exhaustion and frustration; there is no common vision or there is a lack of agreement on the direction of the company. Sadly, it can also be driven by…
We call it shareholder fatigue. Quite simply, the owners no longer see eye to eye. Often this is driven by exhaustion and frustration; there is no common vision or there is a lack of agreement on the direction of the company. Sadly, it can also be driven by work ethic, with many owners believing and…
INDUSTRYTechnology Established in 1999, Response IT (RITS) is an IT & Comms Managed Service Provider that has grown steadily year on year. Managing Director Simon Rafferty first contacted Avondale in 2021 with a view to planning an exit to free him up from ties in the UK so he could in the fullness of time…
INDUSTRYWholesale & Distribution Jacksons (Clear Glass) Ltd is a UK supplier of china, glass, disposable packaging, cleaning products and more in the hospitality market, with a focus on high-quality offerings. The directors are pleased to announce their completed sale and transition into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Founded in 1927, Jacksons have spent the past 90+…
Download file here. Financing for Growth or Acquisitions – Podcast Organic growth is hard work, more so with the headwinds of Brexit, Covid and now the Ukraine war all creating drag, and yet there is superabundant capital, be it bank finance or equity looking for good returns. But which is best? Debt, equity or a…
