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
The public markets were down last year, and private company values also took a hit. So, is now a good time for a new investment in a private company? The best answer is it depends. There is never a bad time to invest in a great company, and when the value of a terrific business