The Exit Plan: Mergers and Acquisitions for Creative Entrepreneurs

Nov 13 2024 61 ep. 36 mins 6
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The Exit Plan is for business owners that are interested in learning more about how to sell their business. Each episode Barnaby Cook interviews someone who has bought or sold a business - either a creative agency, or a production company. The conversation gets under the skin of why they wanted to sell, or were looking to acquire, how the deal was structured, how they agreed upon a valuation and what lessons they learnt along the way.

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