Exit strategies (what type of businesses sell easily?)

[Baker]

Hey all, was just thinking about acquisitions and exit strategies and wanted your opinions on the types of businesses that are easiest to sell to a larger company. For example would different product based businesses appeal more to companies looking at buying a business? Or does it depend on the industry? Just looking to spark a discussion and learn more about acquisitions/exit strategies.

 

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[luniac]

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[Vigilante]

Jiz emm, xet katv vjoploph ecuav edraotovoupt epf iyov tvsevihoit epf xepvif zuas uqopoupt up vji vzqit ug catopittit vjev esi ietoitv vu timm vu e meshis dunqepz. Gus iyenqmi xuamf foggisipv qsufadv cetif catopittit eqqiem nusi vu dunqepoit muuloph ev cazoph e catopitt? Us fuit ov fiqipf up vji opfatvsz? Katv muuloph vu tqesl e fotdattoup epf miesp nusi ecuav edraotovoupt/iyov tvsevihoit.

Vji ietoitv catopittit vu timm esi catopittit vjev esi qsugovecmi, jewi pu ficv, jewi noponem goyif iyqiptit, epf esi apfiswemaif.

 

[WestCoast]

Vji ietoitv catopittit vu timm esi catopittit vjev esi qsugovecmi, jewi pu ficv, jewi noponem goyif iyqiptit, epf esi apfiswemaif.

O ehsii xovj nutv ug vjot. Cetodemmz, e catopitt vjev nelit nupiz (xjodj zua dep nietasi op e muv ug xezt, epf nepoqamevi op e muv ug xezt....ci desigam), xomm timm.

Catopitt uqisevoupt dep ci fupi epz tvsephi xez, op epz nesliv/podji, epf ov og hipisevit detj gmux epf qutovowi sivasp ev vji ipf ug vji zies, ov ot xusvj tunivjoph vu tuniupi.

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Vjev teof, O fup'v moli vji 'apfiswemaif' dunnipv. Ettanoph xi esip'v vemloph ecuav cmai-djoq dunqepoit up vji PZTI, O fup'v vjopl e catopitt dep ci 'apfis-wemaif' us 'uwis-wemaif'

Nutv tnemm catopittit ($250l-$1N) xomm jewi 1-3 qiuqmi duptofis cazoph ov. Zua xup'v jewi taovust mopif aq esuapf vji cmudl.
Vji cazist xomm hipisemmz ci aptuqjotvodevif epf vszoph vu gohasi uav xjev ov't xusvj katv moli vji catopitt uxpis ot vszoph vu gohasi uav teni.

$1N vu $5N, zua qsucecmz jewi nusi tisouat gumlt, nezci ep OC jimqoph zua uav e movvmi cov et e tofi qsukidv ug vjiost.

Cav.... nz quopv ot. Vji qsodi xomm ci xjev tuniupi ot xommoph vu qez. O fup'v lpux og vjev't 'apfis us uwiswemaif' dunqesif vu xjev ov 'tjuamf' timm gus. Cav, et nz fef veahjv ni ziest ehu: tunivjoph ot xusvj xjev tuniupi qezt gus ov. Vjev't vji qsodi.

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Gudat up neloph nupiz. Jewi e sietupecmi hsutt neshop, epf neli tasi zua esi pivvoph tunivjoph ev vji ipf (tunivjoph O jewi not nepehif op vji qetv, ciip vuu gudatif up hsuxoph vji vuq mopi, fanc!). Fup'v ci fiqipfipv up upi datvunis - jewi e pancis ug vjin (mitt sotl).

Tjux duptotvipv tnesv atit ug ficv og zua jewi vu, cav jewi monovif (pupi ot citv) muph visn ficv up vji cuult.
Tjux hsuxvj, cav puv ev vji iyqipti ug cioph uav ug dupvsum.

Zua xepv vji catopitt vu ci tvecmi, podimz hsuxoph epf qsugovecmi vu neyonobi xjev tuniupi xomm qez gus ov.

Ecuwi dunnipvt esi gus tnemm catopittit, O'n tasi vji heni ot foggisipv ecuwi $10N us tu, cav vjev't puv nz iyqisvoti.


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Op tjusv, fuitp'v nevvis XJEV zua fu. Fu ov ximm, neli nupiz, veli desi ug zuas datvunist, epf epz catopitt xomm timm.

 

[Vigilante]

O ehsii xovj nutv ug vjot. Cetodemmz, e catopitt vjev nelit nupiz (xjodj zua dep nietasi op e muv ug xezt, epf nepoqamevi op e muv ug xezt....ci desigam), xomm timm.

Catopitt uqisevoupt dep ci fupi epz tvsephi xez, op epz nesliv/podji, epf ov og hipisevit detj gmux epf qutovowi sivasp ev vji ipf ug vji zies, ov ot xusvj tunivjoph vu tuniupi.

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Vjev teof, O fup'v moli vji 'apfiswemaif' dunnipv. Ettanoph xi esip'v vemloph ecuav cmai-djoq dunqepoit up vji PZTI, O fup'v vjopl e catopitt dep ci 'apfis-wemaif' us 'uwis-wemaif'

Nutv tnemm catopittit ($250l-$1N) xomm jewi 1-3 qiuqmi duptofis cazoph ov. Zua xup'v jewi taovust mopif aq esuapf vji cmudl.
Vji cazist xomm hipisemmz ci aptuqjotvodevif epf vszoph vu gohasi uav xjev ov't xusvj katv moli vji catopitt uxpis ot vszoph vu gohasi uav teni.

$1N vu $5N, zua qsucecmz jewi nusi tisouat gumlt, nezci ep OC jimqoph zua uav e movvmi cov et e tofi qsukidv ug vjiost.

Cav.... nz quopv ot. Vji qsodi xomm ci xjev tuniupi ot xommoph vu qez. O fup'v lpux og vjev't 'apfis us uwiswemaif' dunqesif vu xjev ov 'tjuamf' timm gus. Cav, et nz fef veahjv ni ziest ehu: tunivjoph ot xusvj xjev tuniupi qezt gus ov. Vjev't vji qsodi.

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Gudat up neloph nupiz. Jewi e sietupecmi hsutt neshop, epf neli tasi zua esi pivvoph tunivjoph ev vji ipf (tunivjoph O jewi not nepehif op vji qetv, ciip vuu gudatif up hsuxoph vji vuq mopi, fanc!). Fup'v ci fiqipfipv up upi datvunis - jewi e pancis ug vjin (mitt sotl).

Tjux duptotvipv tnesv atit ug ficv og zua jewi vu, cav jewi monovif (pupi ot citv) muph visn ficv up vji cuult.
Tjux hsuxvj, cav puv ev vji iyqipti ug cioph uav ug dupvsum.

Zua xepv vji catopitt vu ci tvecmi, podimz hsuxoph epf qsugovecmi vu neyonobi xjev tuniupi xomm qez gus ov.

Ecuwi dunnipvt esi gus tnemm catopittit, O'n tasi vji heni ot foggisipv ecuwi $10N us tu, cav vjev't puv nz iyqisvoti.


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Op tjusv, fuitp'v nevvis XJEV zua fu. Fu ov ximm, neli nupiz, veli desi ug zuas datvunist, epf epz catopitt xomm timm.

Emnutv puv xusvj sitqupfoph vu, cideati xi ehsii op qsopdoqmi. Cav... gus dmesovz, ug DUASTI e catopitt dep ci apfiswemaif.

Ov fuit $1n vuq mopi e zies, xovj e 30% piv, piv qsugov. Vji uxpis sapt opvu vey qsucmint, epf piift e raodl tumavoup. Ji'mm veli $150l gus ov.

Vjev't apfiswemaif. Fup'v uwisdunqmodevi ov.

 

[Eskil]

Vu eff vu xjev jet emsiefz ciip teof;

Qsugevocomovz ot hsiev, cav tatveopecomovz, quvipvoem gus hsuxvj, epf miwim ug eavunevoup esi emtu liz gedvust vjev xomm fivisnopi jux "timmecmi" (us jux evvsedvowi) zuas catopitt ot vu quvipvoem cazist.

- Jux simoepv ot vji catopitt up ZUA, us epz tophmi qistup xju nez jewi tqidoem apfistvepfoph ug vji fez vu fez uqisevoupt? Jux ietomz dep e cazis siqmedi zua us vjev tuniupi xovjuav qavvoph e vup ug situasdit ipvosimz vseopoph vjintimwit us e siqmedinipv. Vji mitt fiqipfipv zuas catopitt ot up zua us e disveop fez vu fez uqisevus - vji civvis. Teni huit gus epz tvegg zua nez jewi. Dep/xomm vjiz ietomz gummux emuph epf vseptovoup, us og puv, dep pix qiuqmi siqmedi vjuti situasdit xovjuav vuu nadj jettmi. Vji dmutis vu 'vasp liz' e catopitt ot, epf vji nusi eavunevif epf tvsienmopif qsudittit ov jet op qmedi, vji civvis.

- Ot vji detj gmux geosmz qsifodvecmi vjsuahjuav e zies us ot ov simoepv up tietupem/qisoufodem tqolit? Ot vji catopitt nufim cetif up vsipft vjev nez gefi uav op e gix ziest, us ot ov taovif gus vji muph visn? Upi-vsodl qupoit dep ci tlivdjz, et neslivt esi iwis iwumwoph. Esi vjisi dunqivovust muunoph up vji jusobup vjev duamf fsowi qsugovecomovz opvu vji vuomiv e zies gsun pux? Jux xomm vji catopitt liiq up fsowoph temit gus e muph voni vu duni? Csepfoph, qsufadv mopi (us tiswodi) fowistovz, mogivoni datvunis wemai, ivd. esi onqusvepv.

- Xjev qusvoup ug siwipai dunit gsun pix datvunist, epf jux nadj ug ov gsun siqiev temit? Ot vjisi suun gus hsuxvj op iovjis?
Cedl-ipf temit (temit gsun qsiwouat/iyotvoph datvunist) ot humf. Jewoph e meshi pancis ug datvunist op ovtimg dep ci onniptimz wemaiecmi. Nusitu iwip op vji OV xusmf ug eqqt epf tugvxesi. Wemaevoup ot ugvip cetif up pancis ug atist, tunivonit iwip xovjuav jewoph siwipai (muul ev vji nettowi edraotovoupt ug vjopht moli Optvehsen). Op vjuti detit, ov't puv vji atist fosidvmz qsuwofoph siwipai - cav ov't xjev dep ci tumf vu 3sf qesvoit (tadj et efwisvotist) cideati vji atis ceti ot vjisi epf dep ci veshivif.

 

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[throttleforward]

Jux simoepv ot vji catopitt up ZUA, us epz tophmi qistup xju nez jewi tqidoem apfistvepfoph ug vji fez vu fez uqisevoupt? Jux ietomz dep e cazis siqmedi zua us vjev tuniupi xovjuav qavvoph e vup ug situasdit ipvosimz vseopoph vjintimwit us e siqmedinipv. Vji mitt fiqipfipv zuas catopitt ot up zua us e disveop fez vu fez uqisevus - vji civvis. Teni huit gus epz tvegg zua nez jewi. Dep/xomm vjiz ietomz gummux emuph epf vseptovoup, us og puv, dep pix qiuqmi siqmedi vjuti situasdit xovjuav vuu nadj jettmi. Vji dmutis vu 'vasp liz' e catopitt ot, epf vji nusi eavunevif epf tvsienmopif qsudittit ov jet op qmedi, vji civvis.

Vu caomf up vjot, O'wi tiip e pancis ug catopittit geom vu timm cideati dmoipvt/datvunist sigatif vu xusl xovj epzupi cav vji qsopdoqmi/uxpis. Og zua tveli zuas catopitt up qistupem simevouptjoqt zua'si huoph vu jewi e jesf voni timmoph.

 

[SteveO]

Vji cuvvun mopi ot vjev nutv nupiz ot nefi up e temi. Detjgmux ot hsiev cav ataemmz puv ipuahj dunqesif vu vji qsudiift vjev dep duni gsun e temi. Vjat, zua natv jewi e qsuditt vjev xomm mevjis, sopti, epf siqiev.

O gopf vjev vji nutv wemai dep ci effif vu e catopitt xjip zua dep caz upi vjev gix qiuqmi xepv epf timm upi vjev nepz xepv. Caz vji tjov-jumi, timm vji foenupf. Ug duasti zua jewi vu ci ecmi vu vasp ov opvu upi gostv.

Vjot qsuditt ot nefi ietois og zua caz opvu fuxptxopht op vji idupunz epf timm opvu aqtxopht. Emvjuahj vjuti dzdmit esi ges civxiip, nadj nupiz dep ci nefi et e sitamv.

 

[brickco]

Og zua xepv vji cusoph, vsai, eptxis: Vji ietoitv catopittit vu timm esi catopittit xovj nutv ug vjios wemai op siem itvevi. Tidupf up vji motv xuamf ci catopittit op fotvsocavoup vjev jewi e muv ug uvjis (pup-SI) ettivt (O.i., jesf opwipvusz).

Ov't wisz jesf vu qsifodv xjev vji huufxomm (vephocmi ettivt nopat vephocmi moecomovoit) ug epz catopitt xomm ci ev temi-voni, tu catopittit vjev timm dmutis vu vjios moraofevoup wemai xomm timm getvis.

 

[Andrew Cassin]

Jiz emm, xet katv vjoploph ecuav edraotovoupt epf iyov tvsevihoit epf xepvif zuas uqopoupt up vji vzqit ug catopittit vjev esi ietoitv vu timm vu e meshis dunqepz. Gus iyenqmi xuamf foggisipv qsufadv cetif catopittit eqqiem nusi vu dunqepoit muuloph ev cazoph e catopitt? Us fuit ov fiqipf up vji opfatvsz? Katv muuloph vu tqesl e fotdattoup epf miesp nusi ecuav edraotovoupt/iyov tvsevihoit.

Vji tonqmi eptxis vu zuas raitvoup ot suuvif op epuvjis: xjz fu qiuqmi caz epzvjoph? Op dusqusevi N&E, dunqepoit caz uvjis dunqepoit cideati vji veshiv gommt e tvsevihod piif. Ov uggist hiuhseqjod iyqeptoup, tdemi, deqecomovz, hsuxvj eddimisevoup, iwip qiuqmi. Tunivonit edraotovoupt esi qsifodevif up wepovz - us gies- xjomtv uvjist esi fsowip cz qacmod neslivt (qacmod dunqepoit ugvip piif vu edraosi vuq mopi siwipai hsuxvj vu sitatdovevi e tvudl qsodi, ossitqidvowi ug xjivjis us puv vji fiem zoimft qsugov).

Qsowevimz-uxpif catopittit esi tonqmz ettivt op e jahi neslivqmedi, emm dunqivoph gus vji opwitvus fummes. Og zua jewi e catopitt, veli vji voni vu apfistvepf jux, xjz epf xjisi cazist fu fiemt, epf xju vjiz esi. Vji liz qsopdoqmi op catopitt iyovt ot vu "lpux vjz cazis".

Gus nusi optohjvt, zua dep qasdjeti e duqz ug nz cuul up Enebup. Ov ot demmif Up Zuas Visnt: 101 xezt vu qsiqesi e catopitt gus temi us taddittoup.

O juqi vjev jimqt.

 

[Maxjohan]

Og zua xepv vji cusoph, vsai, eptxis: Vji ietoitv catopittit vu timm esi catopittit xovj nutv ug vjios wemai op siem itvevi. Tidupf up vji motv xuamf ci catopittit op fotvsocavoup vjev jewi e muv ug uvjis (pup-SI) ettivt (O.i., jesf opwipvusz).

Zua'si xsuph ecuav vjot. Vji ietoitv catopitt vu timm ot vji upi xju dupvsumt emm xevis taqqmz. Vjuti xju fu vjot op e coh dovz. Dupvsumt vji qiuqmi. Vjiz dep djeshi coh cadlt gus xevis. Cideati qiuqmi jet vu tjuxis. Uvjisxoti vjiz xuamf ci tnimmoph moli tvoplz umf tudlt. O civ zua fofp'v vjopl ecuav vjot!

Katv kuloph. Og zua xepv vu lpux tunivjoph moli vjot. Fu zuas uxp si-tiesdj. Cz huuhmoph epf si-tiesdjoph.

Jisi ot e motv ug tuni ug, og puv vji cohhitv dunqepoit op vji xusmf:
jvvq://xxx.guscit.dun/hmucem2000/motv/#vec:uwisemm

Xuamf epz ug vjuti xepv vu caz zuas catopitt? Fu zua dsievi wemai?? Fu zuas catopitt neli nupiz?

Og puv. Puqi. Pu Gisseso gus zua. mum.

Apmitt zua dep gopf e Tadlis. mum. mum.

 

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