Selling your business is a major life event. We seek to make the process as transparent and fair as possible. We value your time. We seek to understand quickly if there is a good cultural and business fit. We want our interests and objectives to be aligned before we move forward.
Stages of our investment process
Stages of our investment process
Introduction
Initial due diligence
Confirmatory due diligence
Completion
Sign NDA
Initial meeting / call
Provide 5 years of historical accounts
Initial alignment of interests
Management meetings / calls
Site visit(s)
Alignment of transaction objectives and direction for business
Formulation of deal
Indicative offer
Head of Terms signed (£,terms, timeline)
Onsite due diligence
Legal / accounting due diligence
External industry due diligence
Finalise sale and purchase agreement
Completion / payment
Communicate with team
Day 1: management focus on business (continued autonomy)
From day 1: availability of full suite of our tools and resources
4 approximate time required at each stage
1-3 days
4 weeks
6-8 weeks
1-7 days
Other considerations
We like our management teams to retain a minority interest in the business to align interests.
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