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top 10 things private equity firms look
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for in a company do you think that your
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company is ready for a private equity
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firm investment
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contrary to popular belief it could take
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decades before your company becomes
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investor ready the top 10 things that
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private equity firms look for in a
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company before they invest are coming up
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10. realistic business plan the first
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point we are considering for this video
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is a realistic business plan
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projections are a part of any company
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but the more realistic your business
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plan is the better
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the profits in cash stream should be
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ambitious but not out of reach
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the business plan should hold a
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realistic future and have a good profit
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margin
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the private equity company wants to
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invest in a company that can make
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massive gains in the future but not one
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that sets standards that they cannot
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hold up to
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the private equity firm will also double
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check and research to be sure if your
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profit caps are realistic the firm would
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not be very pleased to find that you are
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not honest about your projections the
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business plan being both realistic and
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ambitious is not a tough spot to meet
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you have to reach for the highest within
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your reach that is what is expected of
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your company to earn a private equity
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firm's investment
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this is a vital requirement that should
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not be treated lightly nine stable cash
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flow
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when a private equity firm decides to
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invest in your company they should see a
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good trail of cash flow
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the firm will not put money in a
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situation where they are not sure what
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their returns are it would help if you
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had a good channel for money to go in
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and come out
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this will let the private equity firm
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know that you will have an excellent
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stream to show its highs and lows of
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whatever amount they've put in your
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business
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a cash flow is necessary but a stable
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cash flow is the most important when you
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have a cash flow that can be interrupted
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by the slightest disruption you are not
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the target private equity wants a
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consistent cash flow
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in situations where disruption happens
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it shouldn't block cash 100 percent
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there should always be a good amount of
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money that comes regardless of the
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situation
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that is the other vital part of the list
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it would help if you had a stable cash
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flow
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low additional investment when private
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equity looks into a company for
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investment they need one that does not
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require constant investment
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if the firm pumps money into your
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company they want it to be the last one
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that will be invested the private equity
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company is not only investing in you
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they are moving from company to company
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and getting money into their activities
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they will not like to have to find extra
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cash for you every time
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the additional investment that they will
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pump into you should be used for a
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different investment elsewhere
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the private equity firm does not believe
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in investing if your finances are not
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streamlined so whatever amount of money
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you need at the start should be all that
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you would ever receive
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as they also get into your management
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and try to look at your books they need
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to see a clear pattern of how their
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injected revenue will hit every aspect
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of your business and produce results
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the low additional investment is a
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massive point because whenever a firm
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sees that you might need more than a
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single investment they will move on to
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the next
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7. market position
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your position in the market is a very
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crucial point for investment a startup
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should already know what solutions they
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are providing and how that will change
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the game for them and every investor
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if you are only contributing to the
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market numbers you might be far from
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what private equity firms are looking
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for
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for an established company you should
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have a good standing in the market
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the equity firm is not looking for the
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leader in every market but they want to
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see a level of firm standing wherever
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they think about you if your brand does
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not market something innovative and
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offers solutions that people need you
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might not be considered it would be best
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if you solidify your place in the market
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before an equity firm stops investing in
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you
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it would help if you gave people a
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reason to want to choose you that is
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what they call creating a demand
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you have to find something people did
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not think they needed and then show them
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that they do
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who guessed we could control taxis on
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our phones and tell uber that is the
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whole point of a position on the market
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it would help if you were a brand that
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is offering more than the next
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in delivery and customer experience you
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should stand out
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6. reputation
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before the private equity firm invests
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in you they will like to find out about
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you from others
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that is why it's a company you need to
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be on your toes when it comes to
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reputation
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you need to treat your employees with
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the best of professionalism because
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believe it or not you will need their
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good praise if you want a private equity
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investment they are going to be
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interviewed and whatever they say will
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determine your fate
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as you can manipulate the data from your
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employees
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your competitors and suppliers will also
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have a say
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the private equity firm will speak to
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the people who come into contact with
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your firm to tell them whether you are a
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good fit
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having a solid reputation will mean that
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they are going to come up with good data
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on you
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however if you are one with many enemies
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and not enough goodwill you will flank
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out during this exercise the purpose of
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this measure is to ensure that the firm
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does not invest in a company that will
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be easily hit with lawsuits that will
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take them out of business
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you need to maintain an excellent
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working relationship with your staff
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have an excellent external reputation
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and are good to go five good management
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when a private equity firm invests in
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your company they will be looking out
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for the best management of the resources
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if they intend to have a seat at the
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management table and take up voting
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powers they will do that
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otherwise they need to see that you have
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the competent people to manage the
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company's affairs
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the appropriate management will mean
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people with experience and dedication to
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the task ahead
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usually a company founded by friends
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within the same field of expertise does
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not work for this format
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you need to prove that people are
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working for a more intelligent company
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than the founders and know what they are
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speaking about
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so as a way of ensuring that you are on
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the right side employ people of the
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right background to head various sides
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of your company
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that is an excellent way to put up a
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management front
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four security
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as a private equity firm decides to
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invest in you they need to be assured of
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their returns the firm is not worried
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about whether or not you are the most
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deserving of their money
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they want to know if you will have their
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returns as promised and within the
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framework agreed on the security aspect
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of the investment can be a big bargain
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if the company itself does not know if
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it will be making any headway with the
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investment
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you will have to give the investors your
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word through action that their money is
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safe and will produce returns
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that is the security they need to make
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the investment move
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three contingency plan if the security
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you promise the investors fails what is
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next
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that is the contingency plan that the
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private equity firm will be looking for
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the firm will be checking to see if you
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have surplus plans to support your main
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one when it does not yield results in
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the case of an unfortunate situation
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that drives your plan through the drain
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what you do next you don't only need a
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contingency plan but one that works that
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will make you a good sport for the
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external investment
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two quality of research
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when you show your investors that you
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are committed to research and
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development you stand the highest chance
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of gaining their trust the quality of
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research and development will show that
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you are the best company for the firm
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once you prove yourself worthy of this
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characteristic you will surely be in the
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lead
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a company that invests in research will
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grow beyond its competition and take up
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a more significant market share in no
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time
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once you research you should start
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developing the products and services to
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meet the recommendations of these
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researches
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one
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potential for growth if you want to who
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any investor the most significant point
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is to show them that you have growth
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potential a company that can expand and
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takes up more space when invested in is
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what will interest the firms
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a private equity firm will look out for
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a company that is not at its peak that
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is easy to be complacent within
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the goal is to grow beyond the point
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that you are currently
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an investment should see you go ahead
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and push more boundaries to become who
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you are
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the potential to grow remains the most
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relevant characteristic of a company
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that a private equity firm will look for
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when investing in your activities let us
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know which of the characteristics are in
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line with your company you can also
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share which of these characteristics you
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are going to work on moving forward
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would you please share your comments
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