Advantages and Disadvantages of Selling to a Private Equity Firm
02/08/20 • 23 min
We recently sat down with Mark Mansour, Founder and Senior Managing Partner at MCM Capital Partners, in an effort to shed some light on the fundamentals of private equity. In this interview, Mark discusses, among other things:
- Options for business owners seeking liquidity or an exit strategy and the advantages and disadvantages of each
- An overview of the private equity business model
- How private equity firms analyze a company's value and which characteristics play the largest role in the assessment
- What a business owner should look for in a private equity partner
- Typical reporting requirements to private equity partners for management teams
- Advice for business owners contemplating an exit
We recently sat down with Mark Mansour, Founder and Senior Managing Partner at MCM Capital Partners, in an effort to shed some light on the fundamentals of private equity. In this interview, Mark discusses, among other things:
- Options for business owners seeking liquidity or an exit strategy and the advantages and disadvantages of each
- An overview of the private equity business model
- How private equity firms analyze a company's value and which characteristics play the largest role in the assessment
- What a business owner should look for in a private equity partner
- Typical reporting requirements to private equity partners for management teams
- Advice for business owners contemplating an exit
Next Episode
What Is Life Like Under Private Equity Ownership?
How does life at a family business change after being acquired by a private equity firm? We were recently joined by Marc Calcaterra, CEO of Torsion Group Corp, a manufacturer and distributor of garage door parts and accessories. In this interview, Marc discusses his discuss his experience working with a private equity partner since being acquired in 2016. Among other things, Mark covers:
- What caused Torsion Group Corp to seek a transaction
- Why the company chose private equity over other deal options
- Fears associated with partnering with private equity
- Benefits and challenges of working with private equity partner
- Reporting requirements under private equity ownership
- Decision to retain equity in the business
- Advice for owners looking to sell their businesses
- Biggest difference between being family owned and private equity owned
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