Tomorrow we are completing our business sale… Waiting for a deal to complete the deal, all parties working hard to finalise documents, all items settled and agreed in principle. The weeks and months running up to today have been a roller coaster. Minor items seem to be deal breakers, the buyer gets cold feet and […]
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 […]
Consulting and Advisory Services
How do I get to understand what others are doing or what we could be doing better? What can be improved, what are our priorities? What value is added by Consulting and Advisory Services? What can I achieve by using business consulting and advisory services? The business we are in is different to the business […]
Executive Advisory Services
How do I get to understand what others are doing or what we could be doing better? What can be improved, what are our priorities? What value is added by Consulting and Advisory Services? What can I achieve by using business consulting and advisory services? The business we are in is different to the business […]
Prepare your business for sale – Important Documents
Shareholder Agreements/Articles of Association The sale of a midmarket privately owned business is a complex process and you need to prepare your business for sale. In some instance a company may be many years old and the location of the articles of association are not known, there may be a shareholders agreement and loan agreements. When […]
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 […]
Is Your Business Investor Ready?
Is your business investor ready, what does this mean, do I need M&A Services? What will attract a company to invest in your business, is it investor ready or are you selling a turn around opportunity, is your business investor ready? Naturally the price will be heavily impacted by the type of buyer your business […]