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There's still money in IT

The threat of recession hasn’t stopped the world’s leading IT companies snapping up promising young ventures.

Hang tough when you're selling

Here's why you should never waver on price when selling your business.

Seven deadly sins of exits

Greed, pride, and an array of other human weaknesses can get in the way of a good exit. We speak to entrepreneurs about their triumphs and regrets in selling their businesses.

Buy-outs and the credit crunch

The collapse of the US sub-prime market put paid to a record buy-out boom. Here's how it all happened.

Partial exits: a balancing act

If it’s done correctly, a partial exit can advance your company by introducing new people with different skills and experiences, all the while allowing you to enjoy some of the wealth you have generated.

Go your own way: demergers

Companies pull apart for all manner of reasons. Some separate after a merger has failed to deliver the expected benefits, while others demerge a subsidiary to raise extra capital, usually on a public market.

Finding the perfect exit strategy

You’ve grown your business to maturity over the past few years and are now thinking of selling up, but how best to do it? Lesley Stalker, tax partner at professional services firm Robert James Partnership, outlines the key considerations.

From labs to riches

The difficulty of raising venture capital in recent years has made things much tougher for the ‘entrepreneurial academic’ looking to turn a scientific breakthrough into a commercial business. However, for a research team that is really convinced that it has a world-beating product on its hands, it is possible to make the transition, but several success factors have to be in place.

What’s it worth?

You’ve worked long and hard to build your business into a successful and saleable concern, now how do you determine its value? GrowthBusiness asks the experts.

How to get rid of an investor

Many companies owe their success to the wisdom and cash injection of an outside investor, but what can you do if your shareholder is no longer the right backer for your business?

Successful exit strategies

While over 50 per cent of owners believe that management is the single most difficult issue to address when selling their business, over 33 per cent have no succession strategy in place. GrowthBusiness reveals the results of Business XL’s unique exit survey.

Moving on

Passing on the financial and management control of your business is an onerous task. Without a succession plan in place, it could be disastrous. Succession is an emotive issue for many business owners and managers. Some find it hard to face...

Passport to riches

If you are looking to sell your business, you will want the best possible price. But if you also want to ensure its future growth, then consider a management buy-in.

Valuation snakes and ladders

Take two companies. Equal size, equal prospects. Yet one is valued twice as highly as the other. Why? And how do you ensure your company gets the highest valuation possible?

"There's no such thing as failure, only feedback"

The challenges David Ferry faced when starting and growing his business, Ferry Financial.

"The Business is out there"

Neil O'Connell's advice for budding entrepreneurs is "don't panic".

"There's no such thing as failure, only feedback"

David Ferry set up his business, Ferry Financial, because he believed there was a better way to do financial management