Topic
Business Succession
Family-internal or external succession, the five-year lead time and preserving the company beyond the handover — the human side of the transaction, properly planned.
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Factors Contributing to the Success of External Succession Planning in Family-Owned Businesses
For family-owned businesses, business succession is much more than just a change in leadership—it is one of the most important strategic decisions for the future of a family business. If internal succession is not possible, external succession offers an alternative.
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Consulting with a Long-Term Perspective: Owner Strategy as a New Core Competency
Anyone who wants to provide excellent advice to family businesses today needs more than just expertise or facilitation skills. What’s required is a strategic understanding of ownership and succession, structured process management—and the ability to consider family, business, and ownership as an integrated whole. The training program for owner strategy and succession consultants offers exactly that: a skill set with a future.
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Private Equity in Business Succession—The Perspective of the Financing Bank
The growing importance of private equity in succession planning is frequently highlighted. But how does a financing bank view this very specific type of corporate acquisition? This article outlines their approach and financing criteria. What should all parties involved keep in mind before, during, and after the acquisition to ensure the project’s success from a financing perspective? The article also addresses the resulting challenges for private equity investors as well as for the acquired company itself.