15 Reasons Why Your Business Won't Sell To Private Equity

Why is it that some businesses that are otherwise seen as valuable still aren't attracting sale bids from private equity?

In this episode, Nick breaks down fifteen reasons why you might be being overlooked, and what you can do to turn your company into something far more attractive in order to make that life-changing exit.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

You need to have not just a high cash flow and profitable business, but also a sustainable growth story that you can tell to the world.

If your business is one that attracts customers who visit but only buy once, then it becomes an inefficient business model. The desired situation would be to sell multiple times to the same customer.

When you have a product that's unique, people will seek you out in order to gain your solution. By this token, you are immediately standing both for something and against something, which is attractive.

Numbers aren't everything - culture matters more than you know. A company with massive cultural issues will be an instant turnoff for anyone looking to invest, as it means a wholesale restructuring and re-education initiative is required.

BEST MOMENTS

• 'You don't make serious money when you run a business, but you do when you sell it'
• 'Growing is obvious. No one is going to buy a business that isn't growing'
• 'You need to start measuring the lifetime value of that client'
• 'You've got to have values'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Scale Your Business Beyond 8 Figures - Watch This Video: https://go.highvalueexit.com/scale-beyond 

Exit Your Business For Millions - Download This Guide: https://go.highvalueexit.com/opt-in 

Nick’s LinkedIn: https://highvalueexit.com/li

ABOUT THE HOST 

Nick Bradley is a world-renowned author, speaker, and business growth expert, who works with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors to build, scale and sell high-value companies.

He spent 10+ years working in Private Equity, where he oversaw 100+ acquisitions, 26 exits, and over $5 Billion in combined value created. He has one of the top-ranked business podcasts in the UK (with over 1m downloads in over 130 countries). He now spends his time coaching and consulting business owners in building and scaling high-value business towards life-changing exits.

 

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