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Jul 2021
43m 24s

Selling a Portfolio Company

JIM MILBERY AND DEVIN MATHEWS
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Jim and Devin are back together on this latest episode, talking about Exits for portfolio companies.  How do we time our exits? Do we get unsolicited offers or do we take them to market? When does management get involved? These are just a few of the questions that we answer on this latest episode.   

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