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Exit Your Business In 36 Months

BYD shares rose 3890% while Berkshire owned them. Bought in 2008 for $230m → worth $9bn by 2022. Buffett & Munger then began selling. A masterclass in exiting at the top & protecting downside. cnbc.com/2025/09/21/buf… #nextlevelgrowth #BYD #warrenbuffett #exitlaunchpad

exitlaunchpad's tweet image. BYD shares rose 3890% while Berkshire owned them.

Bought in 2008 for $230m → worth $9bn by 2022. Buffett & Munger then began selling.

A masterclass in exiting at the top & protecting downside. 

cnbc.com/2025/09/21/buf…

#nextlevelgrowth #BYD #warrenbuffett #exitlaunchpad

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Pret has written off a third of its 2018 JAB acquisition value. Like Costa, it hasn’t innovated → rising costs + stronger competition mean high prices no longer stack up. ft.com/content/10c47f… #pret #valuation #writedown

gavingibbons's tweet image. Pret has written off a third of its 2018 JAB acquisition value.

Like Costa, it hasn’t innovated → rising costs + stronger competition mean high prices no longer stack up. 

ft.com/content/10c47f…

#pret #valuation #writedown

By 2040, 40% of the UK population will be over working age (16–64). AI & automation help productivity, but we also need more skilled workers & top international talent to drive growth. ft.com/content/8bfdf5… #UKeconomy #Immigration #NextLevelGrowth

exitlaunchpad's tweet image. By 2040, 40% of the UK population will be over working age (16–64).

AI & automation help productivity, but we also need more skilled workers & top international talent to drive growth.

ft.com/content/8bfdf5…

#UKeconomy #Immigration #NextLevelGrowth

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Costa Coffee’s journey: 1995 → Whitbread £19m, <40 stores 2019 → Coca-Cola £3.9bn, 2,655 stores 2025 → Coca-Cola exploring £2bn sale, 4,000 stores For M&A, timing is everything. news.sky.com/story/coca-col… #Costa #CocaCola #ExitLaunchpad

gavingibbons's tweet image. Costa Coffee’s journey:

1995 → Whitbread £19m, &amp;lt;40 stores
2019 → Coca-Cola £3.9bn, 2,655 stores
2025 → Coca-Cola exploring £2bn sale, 4,000 stores

For M&amp;amp;A, timing is everything.

news.sky.com/story/coca-col…

#Costa #CocaCola #ExitLaunchpad

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Iceland says shoplifting costs £20m/year. Their fix? Alert staff and get £1 on your Bonus Card. Meanwhile, UK shoplifting hits 530,643 of fences (up 20% YoY) → highest since 2002-03. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #UKBusiness #UKRetail #Shoplifting

gavingibbons's tweet image. Iceland says shoplifting costs £20m/year. Their fix? Alert staff and get £1 on your Bonus Card.

Meanwhile, UK shoplifting hits 530,643 of fences (up 20% YoY) → highest since 2002-03.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

#UKBusiness #UKRetail #Shoplifting

Britain’s largest chemical plant, Ineos’ O&P at Grangemouth, risks closure due to soaring energy costs, which are 4-5x higher than China/US, plus climate levies & higher NI. Hundreds of UK plastics firms could be affected. telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/… #Ineos #UKGrowth #EnergyCosts

exitlaunchpad's tweet image. Britain’s largest chemical plant, Ineos’ O&amp;amp;P at Grangemouth, risks closure due to soaring energy costs, which are 4-5x higher than China/US, plus climate levies &amp;amp; higher NI. 

Hundreds of UK plastics firms could be affected.

telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

#Ineos #UKGrowth #EnergyCosts

Nearly 1 in 4 estates paying IHT in 2022/23 included life insurance—7,458 estates hit, many avoidable with proper trusts Business owners, get your exit & finances structured right or risk overpaying tax. theintermediary.co.uk/2025/08/thousa… #ExitLaunchpad #InheritanceTax

exitlaunchpad's tweet image. Nearly 1 in 4 estates paying IHT in 2022/23 included life insurance—7,458 estates hit, many avoidable with proper trusts 

Business owners, get your exit &amp;amp; finances structured right or risk overpaying tax.

theintermediary.co.uk/2025/08/thousa…

#ExitLaunchpad #InheritanceTax

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Trade wars are pushing companies to rethink supply chains & manufacturing. For UK manufacturers with US clients, moving production to the US can cut energy, transport & tax costs. ft.com/content/b9df81… #Tariffs #UKBusiness #ExitLaunchpad

gavingibbons's tweet image. Trade wars are pushing companies to rethink supply chains &amp;amp; manufacturing.

For UK manufacturers with US clients, moving production to the US can cut energy, transport &amp;amp; tax costs.

ft.com/content/b9df81…

#Tariffs #UKBusiness #ExitLaunchpad

The Exit Launchpad™ a reposté

S&P Global shows clear winners & losers in EBITDA multiples by sector since 2023. Some businesses are now worth less due to factors beyond their control. Owners should explore all ways to boost valuation, especially by increasing the multiple itself. spglobal.com/market-intelli…

gavingibbons's tweet image. S&amp;amp;P Global shows clear winners &amp;amp; losers in EBITDA multiples by sector since 2023.

Some businesses are now worth less due to factors beyond their control. 

Owners should explore all ways to boost valuation, especially by increasing the multiple itself.

spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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