First we need to understand your business and agree your objectives, before we discuss the most suitable route for your sale and begin our search. We will also discuss with you your appetite for the marketing of your business, and your concerns about confidentiality and the impact of a sales process on your customers, staff and suppliers. We’ll endeavour to provide you with a range of potential trade acquirers, considering both UK and International where appropriate, often from within a similar or complementary sector. Alternatively, the right buyer may be located within your very own business, or if you’d like to retain some control, investment via private equity might be the best option for you.
Limited Marketing and Sale Options
Previous Approaches
If you’ve been directly approached to consider a sale in the past, we will discuss this with you, providing a report on the financial position of the potential acquirer and considering the appropriateness of opening discussions prior to any marketing.
Private Equity Investment
Private Equity Investment is an ideal way of releasing value in your business and achieving growth without giving up full control, with the support of professional investors. Our internal resources and contacts can identify UK and overseas Private Equity and investment groups of all sizes.
“Off Market” Approaches
If you wish, we can directly approach a small number of “pre-vetted” potential acquirers, to canvass potential interest. This has the advantage of ensuring a direct response from an interested acquirer and can be a quicker route to a sale. It can also help address any confidentiality concerns.
Management Buy Out (MBO)
An MBO may be the right option for your business, but it’s essential to consider this very carefully. We can discuss the appropriateness of approaching your Management Team, considering their capabilities (including any gaps), and their capacity to raise funds. We can then help enable them to complete an MBO, either directly or alongside a PE house or Investor.
Opting for the Full Sales Process
- Your network - we can help you identify key suppliers, customers and business partners within your network, to highlight any potential purchasers from your own contacts.
- Wider Industry and trade buyers - we will use our range of desktop research tools to identify businesses, presenting you with the opportunity to review and consider these prior to an approach.
- Professional Network - we will approach our UK professional network on your behalf, benchmarking their acquisition mandates with your opportunity.
- Private Equity (PE) - our relationships with PE businesses, and the companies they invest in, will allow us to identify and approach potential acquirers directly.
- International buyers - if you feel that the most likely buyer for your business comes from overseas, our international network allows us to reach potential buyers across the globe.
Execution for sale
