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Exit Options

Business Exit Series: Understanding Management Buy Outs (MBOs)

Continuing our webinar series on Exit Options for Recruitment Businesses, our second webinar explores Management Buyouts (MBOs).

Marie
21/11/2023

Continuing our informative series on Exit Options for Recruitment Businesses, our second session plunges into the complexities of Management Buyouts (MBOs). Designed to present you with a holistic overview, we shed light on every aspect: from the initial process and funding intricacies, to the raw realities of navigating an MBO, and weighing the advantages against the drawbacks. This webinar originally took place on 24th October 2023.

Key Topics:

  • Defining MBO: Understand the core premise of a MBO.
  • Journey through the MBO Process: Dive into the stages involved, from the formation of a skilled management team to the business valuation and financing the deal.
  • Reality Check – A Business Owner’s Tale: Gain first-hand insights from a recruitment business owner who recently navigated the MBO waters. Hear about their experiences, the challenges faced, and the rewards reaped.
  • Funding an MBO: Learn about the intricate dance of valuation, securing finances, and the role of mechanisms like the EMI scheme in aiding and incentivising the process.
  • The Pros & Cons: A candid look into the advantages of an MBO to potential pitfalls in comparison with other exit options.

Our distinguished panel includes industry experts and a recruitment business owner who share invaluable insights, offering a blend of theoretical and on-ground perspectives. Watch the recording of this webinar to gain a comprehensive understanding of MBOs, assess their viability, and equip yourself to make informed decisions for your business’s future.


Panel:

Marie Pegram, Partner, Recruitment Accountants

Marie is Partner at Recruitment Accountants, as a recruitment sector expert, she knows the ins and outs of this industry and provides a fully encompassing service which includes everything from general accountancy and tax compliance, through to corporate finance and outsourced FD services. 

Marie actively supports the recruitment sector through their APSCo membership and other recruitment networks. She frequently speaks at industry events and is currently a judge for the prestigious APSCo awards, recognising excellence in the recruitment industry.  


Stuart Hutchison, Partner, Recruitment Accountants

Stuart is a Partner at Recruitment Accountants and specialises in the provision of business planning solutions as well as pioneering the way with corporate finance.

Stuart is a recruitment industry expert and works closely with many recruitment businesses up and down the country, providing business advice, tax planning solutions, accounting, audit and back-office support services. The recruitment sector draws on Stuart’s 12 years of experience working with recruitment businesses, and he advises a broad range of owner-managed businesses from start-ups through to multi-million pound corporates.

Stuart understands the commercial challenges his clients face and having built up numerous strategic alliances with industry specialists, including software providers, finance providers and business coaches, Stuart and his team offer clients a one-stop shop to help them free themselves from the daily administrative headaches and fulfil their potential.

Stuart’s very passionate about supporting and guiding his clients to overcome commercial challenges and achieve their ambitions. He’s a vital asset in the boardroom and keen to drive growth.


Gary Fay, CEO, identifi Global Resources

As the CEO of identifi Global Resources. Gary has 25 years of recruitment experience, managing and running recruitment practices and businesses in the UK and Europe, Gary has sat on the UK Board of a large Global recruiter and several smaller specialist firms.

An IT recruiter at heart, but experienced and managed recruitment across all business functions, he’s excited about Tech Rec, STEM subjects for young people, Human Behaviours in Recruitment and the Candidate Recruitment Experience.         

Gary along with his business partner Peter Sanders launched identifi Global Resources in 2015 under an investment model and successfully MBO’d in 2020. In addition, identifi have launched a couple of niche recruiting businesses under the identifi brand which have since been sold onto the leaders of those practices.

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