A plain 10-point check anyone can run before writing a cheque. Investing in a listed company is easy to research. The price is on a screen, the results are published every quarter, and a hundred analysts are arguing about it in public. A private company gives you none of that. There is no live price, […]
Reading time: about 6 minutes Most owners think about succession the way they think about insurance: important, obviously, but something to sort out next year. Then a health scare, a bank refinancing, an unexpected buyer, or simply a child who wants a clear answer forces the question overnight. Decisions made under that kind of pressure […]