31 Acquisition: Your financial dream come true

 

This chapter covers

  • What are the pros and cons of acquisition versus IPO?
  • How do investors view an exit? It’s all about liquidity and timing.
  • What planning should be done well in advance of an acquisition? And how do you execute it?

31.1 Exit choices: Acquisition vs. IPO

31.1.1 Types of acquisition

31.1.2 Benefits of acquisition vs. IPO

31.1.3 Benefits of an IPO vs. acquisition

31.2 Planning for an acquisition

31.2.1 Liquidity

31.2.2 Planning for liquidity

31.3 Executing the acquisition

31.3.1 The structure of the planned acquisition

31.3.2 Nuts-and-bolts issues to nail down for you and your team

31.3.3 The “day after” the acquisition

31.4 The moral of this anecdote