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The right way to sell your business - Top 10 tips
February 1st 2012
This month Andrew Coates, managing director of award-winning dealmakers Strategic Corporate Finance, gives his top 10 tips on navigating the maze of selling a company.
Time to exit? – Find out what your business is really worth
January 4th 2012
As 2012 heralds another tough year for the region’s owner managed businesses, many beleaguered bosses may be tempted to sell out and sail off into the sunset. Before doing so, Andrew Coates, MD of boutique award-winning dealmakers Strategic Corporate Finance, explains why robust planning and timing are key to realising the true value of your business.
Contemplating a new-year retirement sale?
January 3rd 2012
At the start of 2012 many of us are thinking about making new-year resolutions and about what the year ahead might have in store. If you are a company owner who is approaching retirement age you may be wondering whether this is the year to start planning for the sale of your company.
Is this a great time to sell?
December 7th 2011
Is this a great time to sell? Should you be thinking about your own exit if you are a company owner?
Time to exit? – How to avoid the pitfalls when selling a business
November 2nd 2011
Having thrown your heart and soul into launching, running and growing your business with the myriad challenges it constantly presents – the decision to sell is undoubtedly one of the toughest that you face as a business owner. Award-winning boutique dealmakers Strategic Corporate Finance, which has completed over 75 transactions since launching in 2000, stresses that meticulous planning is critical when embarking on this route.
Exit planning - can it ever be too early?
September 7th 2011
We often meet shareholders wishing to sell their businesses who have not carried out much, if any, pre-sale planning. Unfortunately shareholders often realise too late that they could have increased the value of their business and improved its saleability if appropriate action had been taken beforehand. Why is sale planning so important? Can it ever be too early to start contemplating how you will exit your business?
Selling a business without advisers - can you risk it?
August 3rd 2011
Selling a business is a once in a lifetime event for many business owners. It is therefore understandable that any vendors attempting to embark on the process without advisors face an extremely steep and potentially treacherous learning curve.
How to maximise the value of your business
July 6th 2011
Whether or not you are thinking of selling your company in the next few years, it is important for the directors and shareholders to understand how businesses are valued so that informed and timely decisions can be made.
Finding a buyer for your business - comparing the different approaches
June 1st 2011
In this month’s blog we outline an important difference between the corporate finance adviser and business sale broker approach to finding buyers for a business.
Working closely with accountants
May 4th 2011
From time to time in the life of a company, issues will arise or circumstances will change, leaving its owners or directors in need of specialist advice which the incumbent accountants or advisers may be unable to provide. In this month’s blog we explain how we work closely with many firms of accountants in providing their clients looking to buy or sell a business with specialist advice.
Management buyouts - what you need to know
April 6th 2011
Management buyout or “MBO” opportunities are frequently missed because of a lack of understanding about what is feasible, the steps involved and how much personal money a management team would need to contribute. In this month’s blog we discuss a few of the issues.
Selling your business? Choosing the right advisers to sell your business.
March 2nd 2011
After years of hard work and dedication to build and grow your business, when it comes to retirement or planning your own exit you only get one chance to realise the best value from all your years of effort. It is therefore absolutely imperative that you get it right.
Why you ought to know about entrepreneurs’ relief
February 2nd 2011
Virtually every day in the news reference is made to the austere times we are living in. It could therefore come as a surprise to learn that the UK currently has a very favourable tax regime for most shareholders selling shares in small or medium sized companies. In this month’s blog we discuss entrepreneurs’ relief and why company shareholders ought to know about it.
Appetite for buying and selling businesses returned in 2010
January 19th 2011
Appetite in the market for buying and selling businesses returned with some considerable force in 2010, particularly during the second half of the year. Strategic Corporate Finance saw an increase in deal activity during this time far greater than at any other time in the last ten years.
Selling your business - How to do it
December 1st 2010
In my last blog I explained why a “scattergun approach” to selling your business is virtually always the wrong approach. Here I explain how a list of target potential purchasers should be drawn up.
Selling your business - How NOT to do it
November 3rd 2010
How should your business be sold? Should you appoint someone who will advertise your business widely and send outline details to hundreds of companies?
