Emerging Market Challenges

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by a professional from University of Sussex
in London, UK

5mos ago

Emerging Market Challenges

Hello Searchers/Investors What are the key challenges you’ve faced in “emerging/pioneer” markets? Africa, Latam, and the Middle East? Pre & post acquisition?

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reply by a searcher 4mos ago
from IESE Business School in São Paulo, Brasilien

Hi, below a few of them: - Lack of accurate business information available in official databases - Lack of knowledge among owners about financial M&A KPIs, including EBITDA - Business management focused only on cash flow vs. DRE/Balance Sheet - Valuation based on subjective perception of the business’s potential

reply by a searcher 1w ago
from Princeton University in Accra, Ghana

I would love to connect to share some learnings Nnaceesay. Please do drop me a message and let's chat. Can offer insights on both sides since I am currently searching but also worked with a searcher who had acquired (the first successful search in West Africa) and learned a lot from being under the hood for a number of months