Growth by acquisition vs. Organic growth – how to choose the best path for your business
Experienced corporate finance adviser Jeremy Cole (Senior Partner, Cole Associates Corporate Finance) compares the pros and cons for SMEs of growth by acquisition with organic growth. It is often said that half of all corporate acquisitions don’t deliver the expected benefits for the purchaser – Jeremy will look into the reasons for this, and highlight ways in which business owners can maximise the chances of success and avoid the pitfalls when executing either an acquisition strategy or organic growth. Jeremy will also review the current funding market available to SMEs in the north west for acquisitions and organic growth.
About the Speakers:
Jeremy Cole, partner, has more than 21 years of corporate finance experience, working with successful businesses. Jeremy trained as a Chartered Accountant with Spicer & Oppenheim (now Deloitte & Touche) before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1989, in Manchester. He spent 3 years working in PWC’s Silicon Valley office in San Jose, California, in the mid 1990’s, working closely with entrepreneurial technology and life science companies and venture capital funds.
He joined North West accountants Hurst & Company as a partner in 1997 to set up a corporate finance division, which he ran successfully until 2001, when he was approached by independent corporate finance firm TMG to join them as a partner.
In July 2002 Jeremy decided to establish his own corporate finance firm and set up Cole Associates.
Jeremy specialises in management buy-outs and buy-ins, corporate acquisitions and disposals, raising finance and due diligence. Jeremy invests a huge amount of energy and enthusiasm into each client’s transaction and enjoys a close working relationship with clients.
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