What is a trade sale and what are the benefits?
24/04/2023. If you wish to exit your business, there are a range of options available. You may consider selling your business to a third-party trade buyer in a trade sale.
Selling your business
Earn the valuation that your business deserves. Let us help prepare your business for sale, find the right buyer and negotiate a price that reflects the passion and energy you have put into your business.
Our approach
Turning a complex project into something simple
Selling your business can be both the most exciting and most challenging time in your career. We're here to help you navigate that.
The decision to sell a business is never taken lightly, and support from outside counsel can be invaluable. A robust exit strategy ensures you realise your end goal with minimal disruption and within your desired time frame.
Maybe you're only just beginning to think about selling the business? We will help you identify the options available and plan before ultimately finding the best buyer, whether that's a competitor, existing management team, or family member. We have a network of private equity investors, so you can also explore whether that is the right route for you.
Or if you've identified a buyer, we'll help you effectively showcase the opportunity, then negotiate the best price and deal structure. As well as capital gains tax planning and maximising the available reliefs, our involvement extends beyond the sale to inheritance tax planning, so you protect the value you created.
Our job is to ensure you remain in control throughout the process, adapting and tailoring our support to suit your end goals.
Get in touch
If you need advice on selling your business, please do not hesitate to get in touch via the form below. One of our advisors will then be in touch with you shortly to understand how we can work with you to achieve your end goals.
We understand it can be difficult to know where to start, which is why we've put together our What’s next guide for business owners. It may be that you're looking to sell your business, or you're simply looking for future growth.
Whatever your initial thoughts, the guide is designed to help owners and directors who are releasing or raising capital, planning a sale, or considering their best move for the future.
Private equity investment and the benefits
24/04/2023. Private equity investment focuses on securing capital that can be used to facilitate your growth plans or de-risk your investment by extracting capital from the business.
What is debt finance and what are the benefits?
18/04/2023. Debt can sound daunting for business owners but actually can be a cost-efficient way of obtaining the finance required in the short to medium term to realise growth and expansion plans.
Financing growth through debt or private equity
29/04/2022. Debt finance and Private equity investment are two popular options when financing growth. Which option is the best for your business?
Transition your business to your employees
18/04/2023. Employee ownership offers a combination of potential tax reliefs, and its flexibility means that it can suit a wide range of circumstances and personal preferences.
Transitioning your business to the next generation
28/04/2023. As a business leader, you may be thinking about your retirement, and in that case, who will take over the family business. Thinking about what’s next means looking at the company at an operations, management, and ownership level.
Management buyout and the benefits
26/05/2023. Having built up a successful business, you may decide it’s time to move on and explore the options you have for exiting the business.
Fix the problems before you sell
25/08/2023. You’re selling your company. Is purchaser tax due diligence likely to create any problems for you? It would certainly be better to know in advance.
The importance of management information
28/04/2022. When you are selling your business, one important area which is often underestimated is undoubtedly the financial due diligence (FDD) exercise. FDD involves the prospective buyer analysing the financial data of the company for the last say 3-5 years.
Why you need to remember IHT
22/06/2022. Did you know that as soon as you sign your contract for sale you are likely to have a new potential liability to IHT of 40% of the net sale proceeds?
Navigating tax on your business sale
23/08/2023. The UK tax code is so complex that if you ask a simple question of it you will almost certainly not get a simple answer back. So, let’s try to navigate our way around this not-so-simple answer, although given the complexities of tax, what follows will not be able to cover all the possible answers to our question.
What’s next to fund growth in your business?
Watch our latest What’s next to fund the growth of your business webinar. Through-out the session our team discussed the variety of debt and equity options available to you (including private equity, venture capital, private debt funds and high street banks) and outline the key factors to consider to make sure your next step is right for your circumstances.
What’s next if I exit my business via trade sale?
Watch our latest What's next if I want to exit my business via trade sale webinar. During the session our team of experts explored the benefits and implications of selling your business and outline the necessary steps and considerations to bear in mind to ensure this option is right for your circumstances.
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