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These companies are really unlikely to ever get acquired, how, other than with a loan, are the investors meant to get liquidity on their investment?
by pclark 16y ago
These companies are really unlikely to ever get acquired, how, other than with a loan, are the investors meant to get liquidity on their investment?
- mistermann 16y ago> unlikely to ever get acquired Not true, if you have a cash flow positive business, it can and will sell for the right price (not nearly what a public company trades for though unfortunately.) Also, how about dividends? I watch the Canadian or US (not sure which it is) version of this show and I have encountered several of the products I have seen on the show later in stores. Just this weekend, I saw some childrens play-dough (there was something special about it that I can't recall) being sold in Costco. This product was developed by a young guy living in a small town of about 200 people. Getting a product into a store as big as Costco is a godsend for most people. Even if you have to give up 80% of your company, you'll likely still do better in the end. It seems the British version of this show is a tad unscrupulous however.
- hellweaver666 16y agoI think at the worst, this shows one member of the Dragon's to be unscrupulous. Duncan Bannatyne has posted a copy of his contract on his personal website, which shows a normal equity stake. James Caan on the other hand has spent his time and resources trying to get the book banned (at least according to Tweets by his fellow Dragons).