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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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Stronger Together: Buy-and-Build in the Skilled Trades
Increasing demands, scarce resources, and a shortage of skilled workers are putting pressure on skilled trades businesses. Many companies are beginning to respond strategically to these challenges. Mergers that ensure growth and independence are coming into focus.
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Ethical Values as a Key to Success in Succession Planning
Age-centered ethics has been shown to boost financial performance. How entrepreneurs can systematically pass on their values to successors while increasing the value of their companies.
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Family Businesses & Private Equity: Capitalizing on (Apparent) Contradictions—Growing Together
More and more family-owned businesses are bringing private-equity investors on board—whether for succession planning, expansion, or professionalization. Here’s what really matters when it comes to negotiations, protecting value, and choosing a partner.