What We Do
The sale of your business is likely to be the biggest transaction you’ll complete in your lifetime.
If you’ve been thinking about selling your business you might have doubts, and quite rightly so. The chances are you’ve spent years, maybe decades building up your business and that’s a lot of time, hard work and emotional commitment.
Because there’s a great deal of emotion attached to such a decision. Your business might feel like your ‘baby’, something you’ve nurtured from its very first steps right through every stage of development, through all the hiccups and the successes. So, selling your business can be a sensitive process.
But the next phase of the journey is also an exciting and liberating new step for both of you. It’s an opportunity for growth and the chance for you to gain back the freedom you enjoyed without the responsibility and worry. You’ve done the grind. Now it’s time to realise the rewards for all of their hard work.
We purchase profitable, well-managed companies that will continue business as usual and keep their name, culture and management after the acquisition. We protect the legacy of every business we buy, fiercely and with a passion, because we understand the hard work that went into building up the company to this stage.
What Might Happen to my Business?
You are likely to be concerned as to the fate of your business following the sale which is quite understandable. Owners are often concerned about how loyal and valued staff might be treated after a sale or perhaps the impact on their reputation with clients and suppliers.
Typical options could include:
Your business is acquired and we provide you, the former owner, a consultative or managerial role over a fixed term contract. This allows continuity within a business transfer, guarantees you an income stream, but frees you from the day to day hassles and responsibilities of the trading entity and allows you to get back to do what you first loved about the business when you started it.
Your business is acquired and added to a portfolio of similar business types to be managed and run within our Group. We will apply economies of scale where appropriate to optimise costs as well as concentrate buying power with suppliers. We will also utilise our sales, marketing and operations resources and expertise to help grow the business.
Your business is acquired and sold on within a specific time frame. We have a number of private equity partners that also acquire and where suitable (and there is no conflict of interest), we may sell on the business but always ethically and with due care to the staff employed.
Our Process:
- Initial discussion to understand you needs and desires
- Exchange of business financial information
- Assess suitability of deal options
- Meeting to discuss options and offer
- Agree Heads of Terms
- Conduct Due Diligence
- Finalise Funding Completion
- Consistent and stable revenues
- Good net margins
- Potential Growth Opportunities
We look for businesses that have the following key attributes
- 3 or less Shareholders
- Established for longer than 5 years
- Minimal Debt
