These companies are selling their successful non-core subsidiaries and divisions and, in many of these situations, the existing management team has an opportunity to buy the company. The acquisition management team, in its pursuit of the business it now manages, has a number of inherent advantages over competing buyers. Fulfilling its MBO dream depends on many factors, including the selection of an extremely strong, experienced, and committed financial advisor and, through this advisor, obtaining the best possible financing. But as banks continue to merge or set up alternative ways of delivering services, more and more property ends up vacant. These vacancies not only wreak havoc on the retail property market by driving up the vacancy rate, but also present a problem for a bank's balance sheet.
Risk management is a hot topic in business.
One of the information technology solutions that is helping forensic accountants combat this white-collar crime problem is the development of new software. Tracer can determine irregularities and spot unconventional patterns when transactions are recorded. But it's a bit of a double-edged sword, because the more open the system, the more vulnerable it is. Public offerings, supplier and customer financing, and company mergers are choices many entrepreneurs are considering in hopes of increased profits and success. The survey asks for their opinions on the economy, their own businesses and views on the future.