8 PAUL MORRIS: DEMYSTIFYING PRIVATE EQUITY – AN INSIDER’SVIEW
ARE YOU READY FOR PE INVESTMENT?
When a PE deal process fails it is very frustrating for both management and the prospective investor. In most cases, both parties have expended significant amounts of time and effort. There are many and varied reasons why a deal can fall through, but one that is consistently cited by investors is that a business was not “ready” for investment.
So what does being “investor ready” actually mean? How can you make your business investor ready? You need to ask yourself a series of simple questions and your honest answers will tell you how investor ready you are.
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