When selling your business the key question is who will buy my business, who is the prospective buyer and does the advisor have a prospective buyer lists? For large corporations, there are generally few buyers who would make sense to approach and the list is typically short. For mid-market businesses, particularly niche and specialised, the prospective […]
EBITDA Multiples Mislead
EBITDA Multiples mislead in valuing a business! Although it is a quick and easy way to view and understand the value of a business, caution must be exercised. When determining the value of a company, close consideration should be taken when using either EBIT or EBITDA (earnings before interest and tax, depreciation and amortisation) multiples and the type of […]
Reasons Why Businesses Do Not Sell
According to a recent Deloitte survey of executives who had businesses on the market which did not sell, the following main 8 reasons why businesses do not sell were determined to be the key issues. Source: Deloitte Divestiture Survey Report 2013, Reasons for not completing divestitures Circumstances within your Control The most common reason for not completing […]
How a Higher Price can be Achieved when Selling Your Business
Multiple Bidders In a recent Deloitte survey of executives the most common reasons selected as to how a higher price can be achieved when selling your business was to have multiple competing bidders (44%). Other factors include strength of the management team, their preparation and ability to convey the company goals and objectives (40%). No surprises […]
Earnouts Maximise Value in Business Sales
What are earnouts, why are they used? Earnouts maximise value for the seller of a business and de-risk the transaction for a buyer. Businesses are valued and priced by a buyer largely on past performance (although internally a buyer will have a value based on future performance) whereas a seller who understands the prospects and opportunities […]
Integration Strategies of Newly Acquired Business
What is integration strategy, do we have one and can it be implemented? Large corporates have teams of people who get engaged in the integration of a new acquisition although most midmarket acquisitions will keep an eye on costs and minimise the number of people involved leaving the process to line managers. Some may have a […]