Bootstrapping a Buyout – 10 Key Ingredients
So let me talk about the ten key ingredients of a bootstrapped deal. Rather than a definition, these are factors that you hope and need to be present to complete your deal.
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The Difference Between Business Buyers and Entrepreneurs
The question was asked as to why “entrepreneurs” don’t buy businesses, in fact don’t even think to buy businesses? If I may put on my personal development hat on for a moment I think we will find it all worthwhile. The answer to this question goes to the heart of self assessment and it may well dictate which road in life you take.
Read MoreMain Street Businesses For Sale
I always wanted a bigger company for reasons which I have made clear all throughout this blog. For one thing I always knew I was buying a lifestyle which meant that the company had to be big enough for me to sidestep the day to day activities.
Read MoreBusiness Buying Time Management
The average business buyer, whether he/she is a person or a business, can easily get confused and frustrated with the time involved in putting together an LBO. But the time required to complete an LBO is dependent entirely on the motivation of the buyer and seller. Period. the Buyer and Seller drive the deal.
Read MoreSourcing Deals on Global BX
Here is video that gets you started looking for deals. There are many business listing sites out there and they all have the same problem. Their information is inferior. You have to jump through hoops to find anything out. But I can usually tell what is junk without even clicking the link to the description. So here is how you can make your search more efficient.
Read MoreLBO’s – Commercial Banking vs Investment Banking
A traditional role of a major investment banking house (such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs etc) is to raise capital for clients by creating securities and selling them. This can be stocks, bonds or nowadays derivatives etc. They also facilitate the making of active markets in those securities.
Read MoreTaking Over An Existing Business
In general there are two ways to take over an existing business. You can either work you way into a good business, or paper out a bad business. Since papering out a bad business falls under the other category of the typical leveraged buyout, or more accurately an LBO of a distressed company, I will address the first way.
Read MoreBuying A Local Business
There has never been more buzz surrounding local businesses and I will explain why. First of all it is still an ugly climate and a bad recession so many main street businesses are failing and empty storefronts are popping up more than usual. However, the ones that are surviving are surviving for a reason…
Read MoreWhen You Need to Buy A Company Fast
When you are on the street (aka unemployed) you will endure some pressure. Financial pressure from family, friends and even yourself to get something done that will produce income. In fact you may not even want to go to a...
Read MoreNeed A Job? Buy a Business!
Here is where you get an insider’s look at buying a business. There is no other resource you will find which will share this level of detail on exactly how to go about finding, financing and completing a deal to buy a...
Read MoreBuying A Small Business Using an MBO
I have talked about leveraged buyouts now I am going to talk about management buyouts. The Management Buyout (or MBO) is simply an LBO that includes management as part of the buying group.Thus instead of just you buying a small...
Read MoreThe Auction Process When Buying a Business
So if you aren’t with me so far I will restate it. If one of your acquisition candidates has a buyer other than you, move on to the next deal.
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