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Business Valuation & Exit Strategies: Planning for the End Game
1. Wayne Wilson & Company
Business Advisory Services
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Business Valuation & Exit Strategies:
Planning for the End Game
A Primer for Business Owners
Seeking Liquidity
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3. Preliminary Questions â
Environmental/ Situational
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⢠Is your business mature or still growing rapidly?
⢠Is your industry stable, consolidating or declining?
⢠Does the business generate excess cash or require
continual investments?
⢠Do you wish to continue working?
⢠Is successor management in place or available?
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4. Preliminary Questions â
Transactional
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⢠Are there logical buyers or investors?
⢠Do you want cash now or over time?
⢠Do you wish to retain an equity upside?
⢠Do you have other business opportunities with
greater potential?
⢠Are there other personal, family or health issues?
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10. Monetizing Your Equity*
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Some Methods for Monetizing Your Equity:
⢠Dividends ⢠Hire & Retire
⢠Recaps ⢠Liquidate
⢠IPOs ⢠Sell Out
⢠MBOs
*Wayne Wilson, â7 Ways to Monetize Your Equity,â
Companies in Transition, June 2007.
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16. Case #1 â Janitorial Svcs
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Situation Solution
⢠Closely held ⢠Strategic sale to large
⢠Profitable national operator
⢠Strong local franchise ⢠Premium price
⢠Owner wanted to ⢠100% seller notes
retire â Secured
â Above market rate
â Limit reinvestment risk
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17. Case #2 â Software services
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Situation Solution
⢠Closely held ⢠Strategic sale to public
⢠Growing rapidly company buyer
⢠Little infrastructure ⢠Cash + earnout
⢠Needed help ⢠Continued w/ business
â Div President
â Options
â Career path
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18. Case #3 â Radio Station Gp
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Situation Solution
⢠Closely held ⢠Private equity leveraged
recap
⢠Had grown rapidly via
acquisitions ⢠Back-end equity stake;
but No cash
⢠Struggling with heavy ⢠Continued to run the
debt load during a business
⢠Downturn in ⢠Stake worth millions
advertising after advertising rebound
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19. Case #4 â Cutting Tools
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Situation Solution
⢠Closely held ⢠Private recap â sale to a
⢠Very profitable large conglomerate
⢠Owner healthy but ⢠Sold 80% for Cash for
getting older estate liquidity & gifts
⢠Concerned about ⢠Retained 20% of equity
estate planning ⢠Continued to run the
business
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20. Case #5 â Construction Co.
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Situation Solution
⢠One owner â wanted ⢠Management buyout
to retire ⢠Bank loan, personally
⢠Very profitable guaranteed by managers
⢠Two key operating for initial payout
managers ⢠Seller notes for balance
⢠Owner flexible on over several years
pricing
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21. Case #6 â IT Reseller
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Situation Solution
⢠Closely held ⢠Initial public offering
⢠Growing rapidly ⢠No secondary shares
⢠Needed growth capital ⢠Large tax dividend
⢠Owners wanted to ⢠Take out > $30 m of
maintain control $60 m proceeds
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23. About Wayne Wilson
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Wayne Wilson is the principal of Wayne Wilson & Company
(www.waynewilson.com), a business advisory services firm providing executive
coaching and advisory services on growth-related issues to owner/CEOs of
middle-market companies.
He has advised companies on: developing growth strategies; improving
operational profitability; financing business operations; establishing corporate
governance and management processes; designing management incentive
compensation programs; managing mergers & acquisitions; and monetizing
founder equity.
Wayne can be reached at 603.763.3435 or wayne@waynewilson.com
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