The difference between accountants and corporate finance advisors
Who cares whether there is a difference between accountants and corporate finance advisors? Don’t they do the same job? If you are selling your business or you are raising debt and equity finance then you will probably care. In short, “No”. A corporate finance advisor does this for your wealth and your business: Whereas, an.. read more →
Designing a New Business Model
This blog will be of interest if your business model is not working, your profits are shrinking, or your competition are stealing your market share. Use our Morgan Cradock 3-Planes Model to help you find the answers and re-grow your profits. To get you started on your business model redesign here are 21 questions, 7.. read more →
What is Your Capital Raising Speed
There are many questions that are buzzing around in people’s heads when they are about to raise capital. The choices can be overwhelming. To help our clients through the initial phases we might send a ‘brainstorming’/'narrowing-down’ email and then have a follow-up meeting. The benefits of this approach are to focus in on the key.. read more →
Investor Appraisal Process (Part 2)
This is the second installment of the two critical conversations you need to have – with investors and internally amongst current shareholders – before taking in new investment. In an earlier blog we discussed why you need to Value Your Company Based on Future Profit Potential and how to frame that conversation. In this blog.. read more →
The ‘New’ Platform for Raising Capital and Implementing a Series of Acquisitions
There are a myriad of options for listing your company and countries in which to do it. One option that you may wish to consider is the National Stock Exchange in Australia. If you are an owner-manager looking for growth funding, and you want to maintain control, then the NSX could be a key tool.. read more →
Investor Appraisal Process (Part 1)
There are two critical conversations you must have before taking in new investment. These are: Value Your Company Based on Future Profit Potential Alignment on Selling Shares & Major Decisions In this blog I tackle the ‘Valuation based on Future Profit Potential’ conversation. (There are a couple of links in the above buttons that lead.. read more →
The Morgan Cradock 9-Point Shareholder Needs Alignment Index
Why don’t your fellow shareholders see what you see? Why are they being so irrational, when you know new investors are required for the next stage of business growth? How come you aren’t on the same page anymore? What got you to this point of disagreement and communication breakdown? The opportunity wont be here for.. read more →
A series of M&A deals less risky than no M&A
McKinsey analysis released in January 2012 – Taking a longer-term look at M&A value creation – reveals that, in certain industry sectors and based on global averages, a growth strategy built around doing smaller M&A deals can actually be less risky than avoiding M&A altogether. Industry structure, the matching of an asset to a well-articulated.. read more →
2012 to unleash a backlog of deals
2012 will be a big year for corporate transactions. The goal of all these transactions is to create shareholder wealth by translating historic effort into immediate cash or near-term cash. That may seem overly simplified or stating the obvious, depending on your viewpoint. Whether your corporate objective involves acquiring intellectual property for competitive advantage, buying.. read more →
The profits have moved
Competitive advantage doesn’t last forever. What worked 5 years ago cannot be relied upon today. If your revenue and growth stalls out you’ve got a choice. Find the new profit pools or close the business. Use this portfolio matrix to establish where your products and services are positioned today. I’ve heard some owner-managers tell me.. read more →