The Multiplier Effect Newsletter
The Week Lehman Brothers Changed Everything
In the autumn of 2008, we made an announcement to the stock exchange. The integration was complete. Everything was on track. The business was performing
Two Offices. No Systems. Here’s What it Cost Them.
When I joined BSMG as European CFO, the company had recently acquired two PR agencies in Germany. One in Hamburg. One in Munich. Head office
The Day I Realised I Was In The Wrong Building.
In 1997, I joined the BBC as a finance director. It is one of the most respected organisations in the world. The work is genuinely
I Walked in with Fifteen. I Left with Four.
The hardest afternoon of my career The day after we completed the acquisition of Parliamentary Communications, I was on the first Eurostar to Brussels. I
The Burnout I Never Saw Coming.
The deal that changed everything In the spring of 2008, we found out that our largest global competitor was up for sale. Within weeks we
Every Big Success Story includes an Acquisition
How long would it take your business to double in size organically? At five percent growth per year, the answer is roughly fourteen years. At
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The funding, M&A, and exit moves most miss
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Strategic CFO thinking. Without the CFO
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FACE Methodology, applied to real challenges
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The shifts between growing and scaling
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