Do you have a business in 2 years?
Do you have a business in 2 years? One of our recent discussions with an EMEA conglomerate president painted a worrying picture. Their ‘value add’ is down to only 8%. With top [...]
Icebreaker October News Update Between a rock and a hard place – who would be a chairman banker or VC?
Between a rock and a hard place – who would be a chairman banker or VC? Criticised by the press and politicians for not lending to business and stifling the recovery on [...]
Icebreaker September Update Turnaround and lap dancing what is the connection?
Why is it that lap dancers earn 30% more when they are ovulating, passengers are much safer when a co pilot is flying the plane, and CEOs of distressed businesses go into [...]
Is Western growth realistic?.. 70% of the US economy consumer spending centric, & traditional sources of value are being usurped e.g. leaving China’s global market share of trade 40% vs UK
For those that get involved in M&A and turnaround - I think these trends are relevent in challenging the traditional sources of value and margin.. Food for thought; Consumer demand is > [...]