Posted on Mar 29, 2018 in Blog

It is pretty much a truism that a well-run business is a saleable business but it is often the case that owner-mangers doggedly stick to processes that may well work for them but that are not particularly helpful from an external viewpoint. For example, it...

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Posted on Jan 30, 2018 in Blog

One of the most frequently raised topics at our Maximising Value seminars is the value of IP in Technology businesses.  There are numerous approaches to valuing IP but the first question to ask is ‘Is this actually about the IP in the first...

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Posted on Dec 22, 2017 in Blog

Expect the unexpected was the mantra suggested 12 months ago – and 2017 has indeed thrown up some anomalies (Theresa May’s election disaster being one!) yet the markets have largely continued unabated. The latest apparent tech bubble for Bitcoin might seem crazy, but a look...

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Posted on Oct 13, 2017 in News

Prism Facilitate A Further Acquisition by Milbank Group of Sui Generis International. Based in Colchester, Sui Generis is a specialist manufacturer of glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) parts for use in buildings and vehicles, in addition to supplying fibreglass linings, industrial coatings and anti-slip flooring products. Whilst...

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Posted on Sep 30, 2017 in Blog

Has HTC thrown in the towel? The mobile phone market moves at a pace that  most other industries would struggle with. The latest move was the acquisition by Google of the “Powered by HTC” team at HTC – essentially those involved in producing the Pixel...

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Posted on Aug 30, 2017 in Blog

Negotiation is an important part of achieving maximum value on business sale and as keen practitioners we are watching the Brexit manoeuvres with some interest.  Apparently, the UK negotiators turned up with an 100 strong delegation, nearly three times their counterparts. Meanwhile David Davis was...

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Posted on Jul 30, 2017 in Blog

Last week Prism’s MD, Peter Watson, was back at the Cranfield School of Management co-presenting a two-day Selling Your Business Masterclass.  Peter has had a long association with the Cranfield through their highly acclaimed Business Growth Programme (BGP) on which he has been...

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Posted on Apr 30, 2017 in Blog

Growing Your Business I spent last Friday at Cranfield School of Management, sitting on a panel reviewing business plans prepared by participants of their Business Growth Programme (BGP). Followers of Prism will know that I have a long association with Cranfield and BGP,...

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Posted on Apr 20, 2017 in Blog

TM-the-PM’s election announcement last week caught most of us by surprise (even, rather pleasingly, most of the media). But what of the implications for Technology M&A? Some more uncertainty, yes, but we live in an uncertain world and with the techMARK All Share index up...

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