Wick Hill boss says he was wrong about private equity

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Ian Kilpatrick tells CRN sister publication Channelnomics Europe that taking on investment from Rigby Private Equity hasn't forced him to surrender control of the distributor

Wick Hill chairman Ian Kilpatrick says his experiences with new investor Rigby Private Equity has confounded the concerns he had about taking on external financing. In an interview with CRN sist...

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