Family business and the stock market
by Stuart Rock - Wednesday, 13th February 2008
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If a family decides to float, then the family stake will be diluted. But Pochins, a Cheshire-based building contractor, is still very much a family business even though it has been listed for more than 35 years.
What are the pitfalls and the benefits for a family business to list on the stock exchange?
Read more about Pochins (and others) here.
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