Successful Business: An Audience with Jon Moulton, Renowned Venture Capitalist
Tuesday 6 March 2012, 17:30
Lancaster University Management School
Jon Moulton is a British venture capitalist and Lancaster University graduate. He is the founder and managing partner of the private equity firm Better Capital, and is the former managing partner of the private equity firm Alchemy Partners. Jon Moulton’s checklist for turning around debt-laden companies: 1. Is there a route to profit? 2. Is the company worth saving? After eliminating all losses and investing, how can you tell if the company can really be resuscitated? “You’ve got to assess whether the business ultimately has any value, because turning around hopeless cases is a waste of everybody’s time.” 3. What are the final factors to consider? “This is a tricky one and takes hours of brainstorming to answer. Your first instinct might tell you that the business will boom but then the market conditions might be hostile or structural problems like pensions, or onerous leases might block the way to recovery,” he says. View the Full Article on London Loves Business
Recent successful turnarounds include Reader's Digest UK, yacht builder Fairline Boats and stationery suppliers Spicers. Jon is chairman of FinnCap and Aurigny and a member of the £2.4 bn Regional Growth Fund Board.
He brings sharp analysis to business fundamentals - profit potential, underlying business value and structural issues - and then uses a mixture of cash injection and management improvement to sometimes startling effect. With his wide experience of what really makes a business successful, this talk is certain to give you pause for thought about your own venture.
Agenda:
17:30 Registration, tea/coffee in the Management School hub
18:30 Masterclass with Jon Moulton
19:30 Drinks, canapes and networking
20:15 Event close
"I really enjoy my work as a venture capitalist at Better Capital, which is essentially a loss removal business. What's stimulating yet difficult is figuring out a way to turn debt-laden companies into profit-making ventures."
To register for a free place on the event please contact Charlotte Griffiths, Lancaster Forum Coordinator on 01524 510703 or at ieedevents@lancaster.ac.uk
