The sale of a family business or private company usually constitutes the single most important and valuable commercial transactions in the owner's life.  We understand this importance, and aim to ensure that you maximise your shareholder exit value under the best commercial and contractual terms to minimise any commercial risks to you or your business.

 

We project manage the entire process, from clarifying your goals and requirements, to finding the "right" strategic buyer to maximise value and managing all aspects of the transaction through to completion.

 

Our services include:

 

• Independently valuing the business

• Preparing the business for sale to ensure that all likely due diligence areas are proactively managed

• Developing a strategy for marketing the business to enhance its profile

• Researching and identifying the best possible buyers, both in the UK and abroad

• Preparing the Information (sale) Memorandum, highlighting the key aspects of the business

• Assisting with presentations to potential buyers

• Discreetly approaching the potential buyers and eliciting offers

• Negotiating the price and other terms and conditions of the sale

• Co-ordinating the due diligence process

• Working closely with your lawyers to ensure the most favourable contractual terms are negotiated Whilst a  commercial perspective is maintained

• Proactively project managing the transaction through to completion

 

Our memberships of various global M&A networks, which have membership numbers in excess of 15,000 M&A experts, enable us to identify and approach potential overseas buyers for your business.