TimeOut Grafenia Plc - Appreciating & Acknowledging Value
The deal is confirmed (left to right Peter Gunning, CEO of Grafenia Plc; David Brunt, Director of Image Group; Danny Moloney of GlobalChannelPartners (The Author); Gavin Cockerill, COO of Grafenia Plc & Neil Cousins, MD of Image Group. A ‘Chronolog’ tells a short story about an event of interest to a large number of people. Chronologs are presented and promoted via a broad and expansive range and combination of 1) Academic Research Papers, 2) Case Studies, 3) Electronic Books, 4) Paperback Books, 5) Formal Lectures, 6) Informative Training Seminars, 7) Knowledge Exchange Presentations, 8) Keynote Speeches, 9) Consultancy & 10) Coaching. Chronologs are updated annually to maintain their academic value and commercial currency. Chronologs also benefit from our unique ‘Theory Led and Practice Based’ business management philosophy where Academic Theory MEETS Commercial Practice by utilizing our Insights - Spotlights - Signposts - Pathways - Foresights - Scenarios - Opportunities platforms. This Chronolog ‘TimeOut Grafenia Plc - Appreciating & Acknowledging Value’ tells the story of a particular commercial acquisition and asks the question ‘What is the value of ‘Insight’ (Bringing Two Companies Together), ‘What is the value of Experience’ (Knowing what is an ideal synergistic relationship) & ‘What is the value of Opportunity’ (Having the instinct to know the value that would be created) to explain what and why the series of events described below, happened. This Chronolog finishes with what is the value of experience assets compared to financial and business assets in this particular transaction. A keen and informed observer of the growth of the now Grafenia Plc since it's early days in Cow Lane, Salford as a late shift time renter of a Komori press from Peter & Julie Gordon of Revell & George. Grafenia Plc known then as printing.com was under the entrepreneurial and creative eye of Tony Rafferty. As another Manchester based print related business, we were delighted to have been singularly instrumental and able to use our knowledge, experience and especially insight in perceptively introducing our friends Peter Gunning CEO of Grafenia Plc and Neil Cousins, MD of The Image Group; also both local print and creative arts businesses in the West Manchester area. Our unique and informed insight enabled them ten months later and after our exclusive introduction to conclude the acquisition described below and to have thereby directly and uniquely assisted in the continued profitable growth of Grafenia Plc, by creating the opportunity of their latest acquisition. This Chronolog TimeOut Grafenia Plc - Appreciating & Acknowledging Value is divided into six parts; 1) The Three Drivers in the Acquisition, 2) The Acquisition Parameters,3) The Acquisition Announcement, 4) The Acquisition Acknowledgment, 5) The Acquisition Value and 6) Appreciating Value? TimeOut Grafenia Plc - Appreciating & Acknowledging Value asks the questions; ‘What is the value of ‘Insight’ (Bringing Two Companies Together) when the benefits are so tangibly and demonstrably reserved for the purchaser’s and vendor’s financial, organizational, business benefit; as have been described above? ‘What is the value of Experience’ (Knowing what is an ideal synergistic relationship) when the benefits are so tangibly and demonstrably reserved for the purchaser’s and vendor’s financial, organizational, business benefit; as have been described above? ‘What is the value of Opportunity’ (Having the instinct to know the value that would be created) when the benefits are so tangibly and demonstrably reserved for the purchaser’s and vendor’s financial, organizational, business benefit; as have been described above? This TimeOut Grafenia Plc - Appreciating & Acknowledging Value Chronolog concludes with what is the value of experience knowledge assets compared to financial and business assets in this particular transaction?