Buy, Grow, Exit is the definitive guide for business owners, and their advisors, in driving highly successful deals in acquisitions and exits, and in protecting and enhancing the value of the business between acquisition and exit by building a legal fortress around the core assets. Written by a lawyer with more than two decades of experience working with hundreds of businesses at acquisition and exit, and two leading podcasts in this area – The Deal Room Podcast and Talking Law – Joanna Oakey provides a rarely examined approach to understanding why many businesses fail to achieve anywhere near their potential, and why others achieve incredible success for their owners when they crystalise their business into wealth at Exit. This book provides the pathway to how to use a business as the ultimate wealth-creation vehicle, by understanding the mechanics of deal-making, and the interaction of the three critical phases of acquisition, growth and exit. Covering critical topics including: - the truth behind why businesses really fail - how deal-making can drive business value - the secret sauce of growth through acquisition - how to drive a deal for success - the imperative legal steps to protecting a growing business (and your own wealth) - critical preparation for maximising value at exit - exiting with class, not regret Reading this book will change the way you view your business, and your deals.
Joanna is a seasoned commercial lawyer and deal maker with a passion for business, who has worked with thousands of businesses during her two decades in the industry, as they are acquiring, growing and exiting. She is the host of Australia’s top M&A legal podcast (The Deal Room), and the commercial legal podcast Talking Law. She is also the Managing Director of Aspect Legal, an Australian commercial legal firm that is a regular finalist in legal awards for innovation, and that is dedicated to supporting their business clients successfully grow and exit their businesses with maximum impact.
* The book covers a rarely examined approach to understanding why many businesses fail to achieve anywhere near their potential, and why others achieve incredible success for their owners when they crystalise their business into wealth at Exit. * Discusses a unique methodology for understanding how to create, maximise and protect business value through the lens of acquisitions, growth, and exit * Discusses why understanding the interaction of building, protecting and exiting is the key to using a business to effectively build wealth, and ultimately, freedom. * Author has worked with thousands of businesses and business owners over 20 years, from small start-ups that have catapulted in value, through to national and multinational brands. * We are approaching a wave of baby boomer businesses that are now starting to hit the market, and are set to create market saturation, this book addresses their needs. * Written for owners of growing small to medium enterprise businesses (SMEs) who know they want to create a great business but dont know how, and dont understand what will ultimately create value for them at exit. Publicity: * Social media campaigns. * Advertising in my 2 podcast shows. * Speaking engagements (online and in person). * Traditional media campaigns to newspapers. * A launch party - including clients, guests from our 300+ podcast shows, strategic partners (and their guests), and others.
