Growth Issues

Market conditions and doomsayers are not stopping most of the companies we are talking to from proceeding with their plans to expand and grow.

The questions we are facing are not so much "should we do this?" as "how do we do this?"

M&A activity is still going strong, LBOs have been an active force, globalization has become a reality, and there are still some companies growing the old-fashioned way - organically through growth in sales and revenues.

In the coming months we plan on doing a series of articles focused on growth strategies, from equity and debt options to more basic (and some exotic) strategies.

Do you have a growth strategy to share? We welcome participation from our readers and will provide a link from your story to your site if it's published.

Keeping Quiet

The recent Google IPO problems are excellent examples of what not to do when preparing to go public. For example, when you know you will be entering a quiet period don’t give interviews that have anything remotely to do with your company operations.

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Growth Across Borders

The global business world that has been predicted for decades is quickly becoming a reality. With U.S. stock markets opening up to foreign companies and U.S. companies acquiring European units, there is a great deal of activity suggesting that companies of every size are looking to capitalize on becoming international.

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Profiting From Leverage

Investment banks are always looking for ways to boost profitability, and lately they have found a strong niche in the leveraged buyout boom of the last few years. With interest rates at record lows over the last few years, the higher risk debt used to finance this type of activity had become very attractive to some investors.

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