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Prism Facilitate PointBeyond Sale to Pythagoras

Posted on Mar 09, 2016, in News

PointBeyond, a productivity vendor specialising in the delivery of Microsoft solutions across Azure, Power BI and SharePoint has been sold to Pythagoras. This acquisition reinforces Pythagoras’ position as a leading provider of solutions and services based on Microsoft technology. PointBeyond will strengthen Pythagoras’ expanding productivity team...

Prism Unites Two Specialist Digital Solutions Companies

Posted on Jan 05, 2016, in News

Leading digital developers for the tourism sector, NewMind | tellUs and New Vision Group (NVG), are joining together under an international group structure that will focus on the delivery of digital solutions to destinations across the UK and Europe. New Mind | tellUs is a global...

Further Acquisitions for Cloud Direct

Posted on Dec 22, 2015, in News

Long standing Prism client Cloud Direct, an emergent force in cloud migration and management, has just completed its latest acquisition in this space. Their most recently acquired company, iHotdesk, is a London-based MSP/IT support business serving SMEs. This follows their other recent acquisitions including datel...

A Seller’s Diary

Posted on Dec 22, 2015, in A Seller’s Diary

What is it really like to sell a company? Over the next few months we are going to be covering the sale process from the point of view of a mythical – but hopefully typical – owner-manager! We will be covering a period from the initial...

How to Maximise the Value of your Business – Part 1 – Customers

Posted on Dec 17, 2015, in How to Maximise the Value of your Business

An article by Peter Watson, Prism Corporate Broking For the majority of businesses it is the power of the customer relationships that provides most of the value. Whilst Facebook recently announced that they are to acquire social networking company Instagram – a business which is less than...

Key Stages in the Business Sale Process – Stage 1 – Building a Good Business

Posted on Dec 06, 2015, in Key Stages in the Business Sale Process

An article by Peter Watson, Prism Corporate Broking As a Private Equity investor stated recently to us in a meeting, we know what makes a good business. From the outside it is often fairly obvious when you come across a “good business” but what are some...

A Seller’s Diary – Month 1 – Receiving an Offer for the Business

Posted on Nov 20, 2015, in A Seller’s Diary

Just returned from 10 days very well earned holiday in Barbados to a letter from one of our national competitors indicating some interest in our business. To be honest I haven’t yet given much thought to exiting the business but spending more time in the...

How to Maximise the Value of your Business – Part 2 – Systems & Processes

Posted on Nov 14, 2015, in How to Maximise the Value of your Business

An article by Peter Watson, Prism Corporate Broking The value that an acquirer is prepared to pay is governed principally by two factors – the growth opportunity and the risk. Looking at the second element, this primarily concerns the risk that future earnings could fall off. Where...

Key Stages in the Business Sale Process – Stage 2 – Preparation for Sale (Part 1)

Posted on Nov 03, 2015, in Key Stages in the Business Sale Process

An article by Peter Watson, Prism Corporate Broking Once you have embarked on the sale process, things can start to move pretty quickly and the requirements on your time will get quite intense – especially once an offer has been accepted and you enter the DD...

Key Stages in the Business Sale Process – Stage 2 – Preparation for Sale (Part 2)

Posted on Oct 23, 2015, in Key Stages in the Business Sale Process

An article by Peter Watson, Prism Corporate Broking The actions necessary for getting a business ready for sale depend upon the business in question, but getting an external perspective is crucial to identifying the areas of value, and also of risk to potential acquirers. The following will...