Exit Index: news for UK owners planning their exit
Three years of clean accounts: where due diligence starts
Buyers and their advisers will go through your numbers line by line. Here is what they look for.
Five years out: why the best exits start early
Buyers pay for businesses that run without their owners. That takes years to build, not months.
When should you talk to an adviser about selling?
Earlier than most owners think. A first conversation commits you to nothing.
Owner dependency: the discount nobody mentions
If the business cannot run for a month without you, a buyer will price that risk in.