31 Acquisition: Your financial dream come true
- 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