Shareholder Agreements/Articles of Association The sale of a midmarket privately owned business is a complex process and you need to prepare your business for sale. In some instance a company may be many years old and the location of the articles of association are not known, there may be a shareholders agreement and loan agreements. When […]
Integration Strategies of Newly Acquired Business
What is integration strategy, do we have one and can it be implemented? Large corporates have teams of people who get engaged in the integration of a new acquisition although most midmarket acquisitions will keep an eye on costs and minimise the number of people involved leaving the process to line managers. Some may have a […]
Is Your Business Investor Ready?
Is your business investor ready, what does this mean, do I need M&A Services? What will attract a company to invest in your business, is it investor ready or are you selling a turn around opportunity, is your business investor ready? Naturally the price will be heavily impacted by the type of buyer your business […]
Valuation – “What is the Value of My Business”, How is it Valued?
How much would you pay for your own business? How do advisors answer a business owners question “what is the value of my business, what will we get for it”? The easiest way to answer is to ask the owner how much they would be willing (truthfully) to pay for their own business? Very often there is a significant […]
Automotive Technology to Compete, where to focus your investment?
Where is the key automotive technology to compete profitably to be found, where do you focus your investments? From a margin perspective, the greatest value is in unique control systems however there are many areas that are rich in future earnings.
Automotive Supplier Successes in Australia – what is your strategy?
Yes there are automotive supplier successes in Australia! Proactive companies identified a number of years ago that the future of automotive manufacturing in Australia was risky. They determined that to build a business case on the future of Australian OE manufacturing was high risk. Successful companies began a while back, before the GFC, to look to […]