The logistics sector is built on more than vehicles and depots. Succession is not just a financial transaction. It’s an operational handover. Learn more here!
Explore the reasons why manufacturing businesses struggle with succession and how employee-led buyouts make be the perfect solution here!
F&B manufacturing is hands-on. Margin-conscious. Operationally intensive – making it a good fit for employee- or management-led buyouts (ELBOs or MBOs).
Packaging & print manufacturing is capital-intensive, process-driven, and built on trust making Employee-Led Buyouts (ELBOs) a strategic succession solution.
Discover what makes succession in heavy industry and fabrication businesses so complex and why employee-led buyouts are a natural fit!
Healthcare businesses aren’t just built on compliance, contracts or billing systems. It’s built on trust, culture, & people. Learn why internal succession can work!
Blue Harbour Capital is a specialist advisory firm helping privately owned businesses design and execute founder-friendly succession plans including management buyouts, employee transitions, and other tailored exit strategies.
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Having a robust succession plan framework in place matters. Explore the 7 pillars of Blue Harbour’s succession planning framework and how it works in practice.
Internal succession through management buyouts, employee-led buyouts, or employee ownership trusts offers a practical way to protect continuity. Other countries have acted to support these models. Australia has not. This is now a public policy issue as much as a private business decision.
Models and principles are powerful, but they gain real meaning when grounded in lived experience. The following cases illustrate both successes and cautionary lessons. They show how internal succession plays out across different industries, structures, and jurisdictions.
The first 100 days after an MBO, ELBO, or EOT are the most vulnerable period. Employees are watching for signs of continuity. Customers and suppliers want reassurance. New owners are adjusting to responsibilities they have never carried before. A clear plan reduces uncertainty and builds confidence.
The transition from manager to owner is a mindset shift as much as a technical step. Preparing the team before and after the deal is one of the most important investments a founder can make.