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…
Corporate Strategy During Covid: What Can be Done As the Economy Changes? As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, many people will be changing their behaviours, which in turn will impact how we trade, just as lockdown has hit the cash reserves of many businesses. Absolutely no one is safe in the Covid-19 world, and…
M&A Jargon and Its Place For those of you who do not know, a Babel Fish comes from the Douglas Adams comedy science fiction book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. In the book, he describes a bright yellow fish that, if placed in your ear, can automatically translate any language into your native tongue.…
Business Post-Covid: Remain Positive, React Accordingly and We are Usually Successful I was listening to some old songs over the weekend that got me thinking. The lyrics “The road I must travel”, from Mr Mister’s cheerful 1986 song entitled Kyrie Eleison reminds me of the current challenges ahead. What is going to happen to business…
There is the return to work versus a return to the office debate post-COVID. The endless social-media work-life balance comments have reduced in the pandemic, however the 4-day week and flexible working agenda still seem to be in the news. Are these aspects relevant? After all, In the 21st century, we have 24/7 connectivity and…
Private Equity: A Gold Mine Waiting to be Exploited? Economic growth was slow before the pandemic, but the resultant lockdown and social distancing will undoubtedly create more drag. It was hard to grow quality companies before COVID-19, now it will be even harder. Yet there is a real solution in the estimated £2.3 trillion of…
The M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) strategy in both a volatile market and a dynamic market should remain the central theme (Kevin Uphill ‘Creating Competitive Advantage’): Look at who your future customers will be. Take time out to think and research to lead ahead, rather than manage. What niche can you own, where you create pull…
Is Employee-Owned the Future? The economy is slowly opening after the lockdown. Hopefully, the ice will gently thaw, albeit warm weather may be some way off. We have already written about how an economic slowdown should encourage evaluation, and the latest news on this came from the John Lewis Partnership. This goliath of the high…
Business Productivity Ahead of The Covid-19 Pandemic Last week our partners at the Institute of Directors IOD, published a Directors’ Priorities List which shows the support available to UK businesses under Lockdown. Whilst being quite helpful, it somewhat misses the point. If it is aimed at the CEO, the list really should start and end…
