Straightforward M&A: the big questions Q: What is my business worth? A: What someone is prepared to pay for it. While this is the honest answer, it is, perhaps, not very helpful if you are trying plan for a sale. So perhaps a better starting point would be to ask…...
Finding the perfect buyer… The odds of simply stumbling across the perfect buyer for your company are similar to the odds of getting struck by lightning – about 1 in 10 million according to the British Medical Journal. Or in other words, it could happen, but it most...
Management Accounts For an SME business, management accounts are often overlooked because they are seen as unnecessary, expensive and difficult to produce. That may very well be true in the day-to-day running of the business, after all, you have other ways to keep...
Second only to how much is my business worth, one of the most common questions we are asked is how can I increase my business valuation? As corporate finance experts, who help to sell businesses, our primary aims are to advise business owners on how to find the right...
Let’s be honest, while owning a business means you can – in theory – take a holiday when and where you like… the reality is somewhat different. You are often limited to shorter breaks because of important things that are going on in the business, and you probably find...
Selling a Business to Buy a Better Tomorrow I’ve been thinking about what selling a business means for the owner. For most, it means moving into a new and exciting chapter of their lives. Getting off the daily treadmill, a sudden influx of money, and the freedom...
