A Time to Buy

Caution reigns supreme in boardrooms when it comes to giving the green light to an acquisition.

In this article, John Allbrook, Kevin Appleton, Roger Buckley, Don Elgie, Aleen Gulvanessian, Colin Mayer and Siva Shankar identify the key points to address when buying another business.

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Contributors

Aleen Gulvanessian
Partner
Eversheds, London, United Kingdom

Colin Mayer
Emeritus Professor
Said Business School, Oxford University

Don Elgie
Former CEO
Creston

John Allbrook
Former Board Mentor
Criticaleye

Kevin Appleton
Non Executive Director
Ramirent

Roger Buckley
Partner – Birmingham
BDO

Siva Shankar
Chief Financial Officer
The Training Room

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