Growth Company Research Results 2025

In this research, conducted during our Growth Company Retreat, we asked leaders of high-growth and fast-growing businesses about the challenges and opportunities they are facing this year, as well as their most likely exit routes.

Key findings from Criticaleye's Growth Company Research:

  • New technology, including AI and machine learning, is the top priority for leaders in 2025
  • 48 percent expect to conduct M&A over the next 12 months
  • Only 41 percent of leaders are highly confident in delivering shareholder value over the next twelve months
  • Geopolitical risks are the top external force sparking Boardroom debate at 33 percent
  • The main reason senior leadership teams become too focused on short-term goals is the pressure to provide returns to investors and shareholders
Click here to listen to Paul Kelly, UK Country Co-Leader, Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners, Tamsin Todd, Non-executive Director, Auction Technology Group and Jon Lowne, Global Head of IT & Digital, Lightsource bp explore the key triggers that drive the need for change, how businesses can leverage technology to enhance productivity and performance and the common pitfalls to avoid.




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