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Basil Peters
Strategic Exits Corp · Canada
Strategic Exits Corp
Business Sales · Canada
Selling Your Business Is a Big Decision. Often the biggest financial decision of your life.
Very few CEOs have been through more than a couple of exits. This lack of experience results in a large percentage of failed transactions or companies selling for much less than they should have. Many times, CEOs and shareholders have no idea they left millions of dollars on the table.
Even worse, this lack of experience often results in sub-optimal terms and deal structures. Shareholders and executives end up with long-term, personal liabilities that can exceed the money they received for their shares.
We Only Do One Thing - Sell Businesses
Other firms are generalists and engage in a range of transactions including financings and restructurings. They might work for buyers or sellers. We are highly specialised and only do one thing - work with shareholders to get the best price and terms when they sell their business.
We pride ourselves on:
• maximising the probability that your business actually gets sold
• getting you the optimum price and deal structure
• negotiating the fairest terms and limiting your future liabilities
To get the best result when you sell your business - you need the best exit team.
The First Step - Learn as Much as You Can
We believe the best place to start on your exit is to learn as much as you can. Selling your business is surprisingly different than selling your product or selling a house. Some of the differences are due to market fundamentals. Others are due to the distressing number of myths, misperceptions and outright lies that are common in the M&A advisory or investment banking industry.
Basil Peters, CEO
Basil Peters thinks exits are the best part of being an entrepreneur or investor. He also believes exits are the least well understood part of being a CEO, board member. founder or shareholder.
Dr Peters has been a successful CEO in Vancouver and Silicon Valley. Basil also founded a venture capital firm, hedge fund, and angel fund.
After being an investor for a couple of decades he finally realised that successful investing requires two things: making the right investment decisions and getting your money back. Now his exclusive focus is working with shareholders to design and execute optimum exit transactions.
Dr Peters writes a blog on exits at www.Exits.com/Blog.
Inc Magazine rated his first book Early Exits one of the 10 best of the year for business owners.
Dr Peters speaks about exits to audiences of entrepreneurs and investors around the world.
He has a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Electrical and Computer Engineering and has received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Canada Awards Silver Medal in Entrepreneurship, the BC Science and Engineering Gold Medal and Business Leader of the Year Award.
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