Successful private company owners often share the traits of having vision, passion and a strong sense of purpose. That does not mean that they govern their companies without having any disagreements with their minority partners. In fact, it is common for business partners to have divergent views about the company and its growth plans, because
Most of our posts focus on issues related to Texas private companies such as LLCs or corporations, but the real estate joint venture (JV) is another distinct but common way for two or more private parties to form a legal entity. These JVs are often used for the purpose of buying, developing, leasing, operating, managing
Oliver Cone is a co-author of this post, and is a Senior Vice President at Bulkley Capital. Bulkley is an M&A advisory firm based in Dallas that manages tailored sales processes for privately held companies across the U.S. with values of $15 million or more.
The reasons for selling your private company are highly individualized.
Private growth companies have ups and downs – only rocket ships tend to go straight up. Therefore, it can be difficult for an investor holding a minority stake in a private company to know whether a challenging time for the business represents only a temporary rough patch, or whether the company’s road to long-term success