One of the most common questions I am asked as a corporate finance advisor is, “What is an indicator that it is the best time to sell my business?”. In business, as in comedy… timing is everything. Many a good story features the phrase, “in the right place, at the...
I read a statistic recently that claimed over 60% of business owners are considering selling a business in the next five years. It’s an interesting statistic that highlights a trend we have noticed in our own discussions with business owners. The last 18 months has...
Many things in life seem to boil down to being a numbers game – including how to sell a business. Numbers are everywhere… Turnover, EBITDA, valuation range, offers, approaches, prospects and so on. Wealth Managers are understandably a go-to advisor for many...
There are many reasons why business owners engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, and absolutely none of them involve increasing the value of your business to an acquirer. But, your CSR track record may be more than something for you to be...
Professional success can be addictive. While that ‘addiction’ has probably been a pivotal factor in you becoming the accomplished entrepreneur you are today – with the prosperous company to prove it – it can mean you become blinkered to the bigger picture and you...
You have decided to sell your business, but how do you select the right adviser to help you prepare and sell? There is usually no shortage of options – from your friends and family, to accountants and lawyers, to the specialist advisers (like us). All of them will...
