Richard Hunt, co-founder and CEO, gives a presentation on the rollercoaster journey of his York based software company Agility Multichannel, from it’s creation through an MBO, repositioning from legacy print to ecommerce, brand building, sale to firstly Private Equity and then to a FSTE 100 company.

Following the presentation there will be time for a Q+A, followed by networking.

Areas covered and for potential discussion:

Acquiring a Company and IP Assets from Administration

Fund raising and share ownership

Moving from employee to employer

Keeping and growing the critical team

Market repositioning of the Agility Software

Buying overseas Companies

Learning to enjoy things going well

Deciding why and when to sell up

The exit process (twice)

The legacy and looking back at “what ifs”

Accompanying Richard will be:

Martin Frost, Partner for Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP who represented Agility during the MBO, purchasing over overseas companies and the two company exits.

Jason Simpson, Director of Sales and Alliances, who was an Agility co-founder and works at the US based company Insight Software who now own Agility.

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