I have a lot of career experience working closely with owner-managed businesses and I saw for myself how tricky an issue succession planning could be. I know nothing of the inner workings of BIS but it may well have been the case that the current owner's only exit route was a sale to a third party. After all, if you've built up a successful business over many years - and taken commercial risks along the way - why shouldn't you realise value for yourself through an exit sale?
It's always a matter of concern when any kind of business changes hands: will the new owners maintain the values of the business and how will they change it? There's bound to be change but from statements of his that I've read in the past, Mr von Bahr seems to guard BIS's reputation jealously; so, we have to hope that he will have selected the new owners as the people who'll pay him a decent price and continue the BIS legacy. Time alone will tell. But if they're wise Apple will recognise that the old adage 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' applies to BIS
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