Escaping the Founder’s Trap
Companies need strong and opinionated leadership in their early years. But as they grow, the founder may realize he can’t run the business as a one-man show anymore.
A rapid-response team that drops into difficult situations to make positive change. We measure success in jobs saved.
We’ve been in these rooms hundreds of times — as advisors, interim executives, and owners who have bought and run distressed businesses ourselves. When a business is under pressure, it comes down to money: making payroll, holding off the bank, and protecting the people who depend on it.
Our job is to steady the situation, protect what you’ve built, and find the path forward.
Companies need strong and opinionated leadership in their early years. But as they grow, the founder may realize he can’t run the business as a one-man show anymore.
Royal Bank of Canada (Capital Markets) misled the Directors of Rural/Metro about the company’s value in order to influence a sale.
A vendor’s capital gain tax is a material consideration in private company M&A and often in reorganization and restructuring planning.
Minority shareholders of private companies may have substantial protections even in the absence of a shareholders’ agreement. Wondering how to demand a Shareholders Meeting or inspect the company’s books and records?
A checklist Range Advisors uses as a guideline in purchase and sale discussions and in drafting initial term sheets.
