Entrepreneurial exit strategy

Founded in California in 2012, Ravel Law Inc. (Ravel) was a legal tech start-up that developed groundbreaking legal analytics products. In 2017, Ravel's...

Established in 1971, DePaul Industries was a social venture operated as one organization (and for short called DePaul Industries) but legally registered...

Angeleno Group, a clean energy private equity firm co-founded by Yaniv Tepper, is assessing a potential exit from a major acquisition in the solar power...

Entrepreneur Pau Bach, who has tetraplegia, built Batec Mobility with an inclusive business model in which profit and purpose are tightly integrated....

Nigel and Tammy Peck owned the Adventure Inn in Durango, Colorado. The process of acquiring the 25-room motel took several years and their combined life...

On a late evening in December 2014, three co-founders of Unicommerce eSolutions Pvt. Ltd. (Unicommerce) assembled for a meeting. A couple of months earlier,...

Since 2006, Alcatel-Lucent, an international telecommunications equipment manufacturer based in Paris, France, has been conducting boot camps for its...

In July 2020, the founder and manager of Montreal Community Contact (Contact), a bimonthly community newspaper, was considering strategies to ensure the...

The founders of Nantucket Nectars are trying to decide whether and how to sell their company.

By 2016, the Big Apple Circus has weathered many storms in its 38 seasons as one of the most well-known New York City nonprofits. Will Weiss, the executive...

In May 2012, a young employee at Google's London office, Markus Berger, was thinking whether he should quit his job and go after his dream of becoming...

KCC was founded by two bankruptcy lawyers who saw the potential to tap technology to make dramatic improvements in the work they could perform for clients....

In December 2012, the CEO of the professional services company Business Systems Group (BSG) called his management team together to evaluate the firm's...

In July 2014, after 18 months and eight unsuccessful product launches, the CEO of Yabbly has agreed to sell his company to a larger, well-funded startup,...

Over 12 years, Aarti Vaishnav grew Exxat into a $10M business with hundreds of employees. This success was built on a virtuous cycle of deep customer...

In 2015, Yıldiz Holding, one of the world's largest producer of confections, biscuits and crackers, was at the end of its divesture process from Ak Gida,...

On July 2, 2016, Danaher Corporation completed the spinoff of Fortive Corporation. The previous day, Danaher's stock price had reached an all-time high....

In 2017, PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA), the French-based automaker known for its famous Peugeot and Citroën brands, announced its plans to re-enter the U.S....

In April of 2018, Mike Horsfield, CEO of Rock Valley Physical Therapy (RVPT), was scheduled to meet with shareholders to discuss the future ownership...

Founded in California in 2012, Ravel Law Inc. (Ravel) was a legal tech start-up that developed groundbreaking legal analytics products. In 2017, Ravel's...

Facing constant pressures to grow, established firms increasingly harness external innovation by collaborating with and eventually acquiring startups....

This issue's Spotlight features three articles examining the crucial question of how to achieve and maintain growth. The first article, "How Fast Should...

Established in 1971, DePaul Industries was a social venture operated as one organization (and for short called DePaul Industries) but legally registered...

You might be surprised at what your acquirer will agree to — if you just ask.

Angeleno Group, a clean energy private equity firm co-founded by Yaniv Tepper, is assessing a potential exit from a major acquisition in the solar power...

The SpeedSim case study focuses on how mergers and acquisitions work in startup and entrepreneurial environments. It describes how an intelligent East...

Entrepreneur Pau Bach, who has tetraplegia, built Batec Mobility with an inclusive business model in which profit and purpose are tightly integrated....

Nigel and Tammy Peck owned the Adventure Inn in Durango, Colorado. The process of acquiring the 25-room motel took several years and their combined life...