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Starting your own business has a lot going for it, while buying a business is also a good alternative.
Starting your own business has a lot going for it, while buying a business is also a good alternative.
Start a business or buy a business? These are the pros and cons + survival rates

If you have ambitions to go into business, you are certainly not alone. But starting your own business has a lot to it, while buying a business is also a good alternative. But what are the pros and cons of starting your own business or buying a business?

Wietze Willem Mulder
Wietze Willem Mulder
May 10, 2023
In a strategic acquisition, a business is acquired by a strategic party, such as a competitor, industry foreign company or investor.
In a strategic acquisition, a business is acquired by a strategic party, such as a competitor, industry foreign company or investor.
Strategic acquisition of a business

Strategic acquisition is, in the eyes of many, the most lucrative form of business acquisition. In a strategic acquisition, a business is acquired by a strategic party, such as a competitor, industry foreign company or investor.

Wietze Willem Mulder
Wietze Willem Mulder
April 25, 2023
Roland Kahn opened his first CoolCat store in 1979. Partly due to some clever acquisitions, he built this into an international retail concern.
Roland Kahn opened his first CoolCat store in 1979. Partly due to some clever acquisitions, he built this into an international retail concern.
Roland Kahn (Cool Investments) on acquisitions & negotiating

Roland Kahn opened his first CoolCat store in Amsterdam in 1979. Partly through some smart acquisitions, he built it into an international retail concern with 500 million in revenue and 6,000 employees.

Peter Rikhof
Peter Rikhof
13 April 2023
How do you find an investor for your business, what should you look for and how do you sell (part of) your shares?
How do you find an investor for your business, what should you look for and how do you sell (part of) your shares?
Sell a business to an investor

How do you find an investor for your business, what should you look for and how do you sell (part of) your shares?

Wietze Willem Mulder
Wietze Willem Mulder
March 14, 2023
Investors with a sector focus want to further expand their position in the market and will therefore spend more time on the business itself after acquisition.
Investors with a sector focus want to further expand their position in the market and will therefore spend more time on the business itself after acquisition.
Adding Waarde as an investor through sector focus

Sector-focused investors want to build on their position in the market and will therefore spend more time on the business itself after acquisition.

René van Rietschoten
René van Rietschoten
06 March 2023
Family offices are increasingly active in the acquisition market. They classify themselves more often as potential buyers.
Family offices are increasingly active in the acquisition market. They classify themselves more often as potential buyers.
The professionalization of family offices

Family offices are increasingly active in the acquisition market. They more often classify themselves as potential buyers because of their long-term investment horizons.

Alexander Beyleveldt, Rogier Tigchelaar, Boudewijn van der Hart
Alexander Beyleveldt, Rogier Tigchelaar, Boudewijn van der Hart
29 July 2022
Pieter Schoen is nationally known as a judge on Dragons' Den, where he repeatedly sees his most important investor lesson confirmed. "First the guy, then the tent.
Pieter Schoen is nationally known as a judge on Dragons' Den, where he repeatedly sees his most important investor lesson confirmed. "First the guy, then the tent.
Pieter Schoen: 'We need to be able to pop a business'

Pieter Schoen is nationally known as a judge on Dragons' Den, where he repeatedly sees his most important investor lesson confirmed. "First the guy, then the tent.

Wietze Willem Mulder
Wietze Willem Mulder
07 December 2021
How can you realize the growth potential for your business? You can choose to enter into this adventure together with a private equity party.
How can you realize the growth potential for your business? You can choose to enter into this adventure together with a private equity party.
To be or not to be: growth opportunities with private equity

How can you realize the growth potential for your business? You can choose to enter into this adventure together with a private equity party.

Tim van Rijn
Tim van Rijn
November 18, 2021
Entrepreneurs are increasingly choosing to sell a business at a younger age. How do you stay meaningful after the sale?
Entrepreneurs are increasingly choosing to sell a business at a younger age. How do you stay meaningful after the sale?
Meaningful investment opportunities after sell a business

Entrepreneurs are increasingly choosing to sell a business at a younger age. How do you stay meaningful after the sale?

Willem Bernards
Willem Bernards
March 29, 2021
The past year has shown entrepreneurs that a pre-exit is not such a bad tool at all to prepare their business for sale.
The past year has shown entrepreneurs that a pre-exit is not such a bad tool at all to prepare their business for sale.
The pros of a pre-exit in turbulent times

The past year has shown entrepreneurs that a pre-exit is not such a bad tool at all to prepare their business for sale.

Jeroen Vercauteren
Jeroen Vercauteren
Jan. 22, 2021
The convertible loan is a hybrid form between lending and equity investment.
The convertible loan is a hybrid form between lending and equity investment.
Investing via a convertible loan

If you are thinking of making an investment in a business, then providing a loan or investing in shares is usually the first thing you think of.

Paul Hendriks
Paul Hendriks
December 18, 2020
Return and risk must be aligned so that cooperation between investor and management after a transaction is successful.
Return and risk must be aligned so that cooperation between investor and management after a transaction is successful.
Management incentives

Private equity firms have a number of tools to engage the incumbent management of a business and make the cooperation between investor and management after a transaction with the DGA a success.

Friso Kuipers
Friso Kuipers
17 June 2019
Entrepreneurs with a startup are usually not concerned with business value, but this is important if you want to raise capital or in a business sale.
Entrepreneurs with a startup are usually not concerned with business value, but this is important if you want to raise capital or in a business sale.
How do you value a startup?

Entrepreneurs with a startup are usually not concerned with business value, but this is important if you want to raise capital or in a business sale.

Friso Kuipers
Friso Kuipers
Aug. 27, 2015

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