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Introduction
to Exit Strategies
Exit
strategy - payback time on your willingness to take a risk
and back a business project. Pre-nuptial agreements. The way
that entrepreneurs and their venture backers align their interests.
High-profile designer exits. |
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What
are Exit Strategies?
What
is an exit strategy?Where the money comes from. Types of exit
route. Example: Pizza Express auction |
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Evolution
of Exit Strategies
Leveraged
buy-out. Venture capital and corporate venturing. Academic
research on harvesting investments - cashing in at exit time.
The return of the leveraged buy-out. |
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E-Dimension:
Exit Strategies
Early
stage investment. The corporate tail wags the dog. Selling
up, not out. Critical Path, an archetypal dot-com exit.
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The
Global Dimension
Capital
flows wherever it finds the best investment opportunities.
Private equity investing in emerging markets. Lessons learned.
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The
State of the Art
Don't
get on the down escalator. Investment pipeline adds value.
Strategic and financial returns. |
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Exit
Strategies In Practice
Apple
Computer: It started with a chip, then Apple's corporate venture
with ARM Holdings returns big time. Delifrance Asia: Singapore
fast bakery franchise IPO. An entrepreneur takes the French
café concept into Asia and builds a 15-country franchise
operation, country by country. Freeserve: The Internet Service
Provider IPO/trade sale. John Pluthero masterminds Dixons'
pioneering spin-off. |
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Key
Concepts and Thinkers
An
A-Z glossary of the topic. Brief details of some of the key
thinkers on exit strategies. |
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Resources
Books
and general information. Venture capital companies and associations.
Research and academic institutions. |
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Ten
Steps to Making Exit Strategies Work
Exit
strategies - have one! Avoid the living dead. Drive towards
an IPO - adopt a default strategy. Tell a good story. But
make the bottom line sing. |
