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When bringing together the ambitious plans of entrepreneurs with investors' capital, the psychology behind a transaction is about more than just the numbers. How do these different parties create mutual trust on which to build a prosperous, long-term agenda that benefits them both?

In this podcast, Hans Bourlon, CEO of the internationally successful entertainment company Studio 100, speaks about leadership and the business of creativity; Frank Donck looks back on how he got involved with 3d investors and why he wasn't worried about lockdowns; and Philippe Fimmers reconstructs the key moments of a transaction process that took the different parties...

The political and market conditions have drastically changed over the last nine months. In this episode of our podcast we are reviewing how much of an impact this will have on the world of carve-outs, transactions in which certain parts of the business are separated and mostly sold to a third party. Furthermore, we are debunking some myths about carve-outs, as if done well, employees should love carve-outs. Also carve-outs don't need to be lengthy and there are certain reasons why the future of a carve-out entity does matter to the seller. We are also providing many real stories of...

Particularly expedited by the Covid-19 pandemic, the topic of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects of a business has been extensively covered across the media, events and conferences in the past few months. Sustainability is very high on the agenda, both for companies and investors. ESG levers already have a quantifiable impact on M&As across industry sectors and ignoring them in business valuations is likely to increase investment risks and negatively impact value creation. In terms of business operations there are opportunities for both risk mitigation as well as value creation for organisations from embedding ESG parameters into their business...

Was uns erwartet, worauf sich Unternehmen, groß oder klein, vermutlich einstellen müssen ebenso was Eight Advisory im Bereich Steuern und Transaktionen leisten kann und welche Möglichkeiten es im Speziellen gibt, Transaktionen aus steuerlicher Sicht kalkulierbarer zu machen.