Jonathan Brown

Blog: Two sides to the Venture Capitalist coin

Posted by Legal Week Administrator on July 9, 2007 12:22 AM

I know I mentioned last time that I was going to speak more this week of entrepreneurs who have sold their companies but there has been tremendous interest in the venture capitalist industry by the media and the taxes they pay so being more topical I thought I would elaborate further.
 
I have an offer on my desk at the moment from a VC for a business which illustrates the whole situation quite well. 

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BLOG: Having millions in the bank is not that easy

Posted by Legal Week Administrator on June 11, 2007 4:33 PM

My normal working day as a solicitor for the past 17 years has been involved in the buying and selling of companies.

Every day in the Daily Post there is a mention of the sale of a company and each story will have a different interest angle.

In relation to the recent sale of Burton Foods to a private equity backed purchaser, the Daily Post has concentrated on the number of jobs that are likely to be lost at their Moreton factory.

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