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Article Index
Planning Your Exit from Your Business
Plan Ahead
Shareholder Objectives
Company Objectives
Management Objectives
Get the Basics Right
Possible Exit Routes
Planning a Trade Sale
Planning an MBO
A Family Succession

Planning Your Exit from Your Business

3. Company Objectives

Consider how you want the business to develop, and if an exit would help you meet these goals.

3.1 You may need capital for growth.

  • For example, to allow you to expand your product range or exploit your intellectual property more effectively.

3.2 You may want to improve your market position by taking advantage of a better distribution network.

3.3 You may want to enter new markets in different sectors or in new countries.

3.4 You may want to draw on economies of scale by becoming part of a larger company.

3.5 You may want to give employees better job security or career development prospects.

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