Selling your business

A business groomed for sale is worth considerably more. It can take up to two years to groom a business for sale, so advance planning is essential. Our award winning team recommends how you can improve the exit value of your business by focusing on the key issues affecting your success, such as management, financial, legal and taxation. We’ll support incoming and exiting shareholders by helping with the valuation of their holdings and assisting in the negotiation of the terms of entry or exit.

We market your business to interested parties, helping you identify potential buyers. We contact them on your behalf, prepare your sales memorandum, negotiate the sale price and help you close the deal successfully.

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Recent articles

Laurence Whitehead and our award winning Corporate Finance team regularly write articles concerning corporate finance related issues:

'Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year' award winners! - November 2011

Chinese M&A in Europe soars - November 2011

Cautious but optimistic M&A outlook - November 2011

VAT ruling could affect M&As - July 2011

Mixed messages for M&A - July 2011

Private equity confidence on the up? - July 2011

Powernet sold to Timico - June 2011

Lindner Group acquires Prater Limited - May 2011

Energy saving deal for heating company - April 2011

Is M&A making a cautious recovery - April 2011

Cleantech investment continues to boom - April 2011

The important role of technology for dealmaking in 2011 - April 2011

Fundraising for private educational establishment - March 2011

The positive role of private equity in the SME marketplace - March 2011

The outlook for M&A in 2011 - March 2011

ICAEW's Corporate Financier magazine - April 2010

Proposed new rules for takeovers - Feb 2011

Banks set for a challenging 2011 - Feb 2011

Recent publications

Realising the full value of technology assets in M&A transactions

IPR issues to consider when raising funds for a technology business

Non-IPR issues to consider when raising funds for a technology business

Key steps to a successful acquisition

20 things to think about when selling your business

How to sell your business and live happily ever after

The March 2011 edition of Gary Morley's book "How to sell your business and live happily ever after" is available from Amazon and other good bookshops.

Contact us

To discuss selling your business, please contact a member of our Corporate Finance team, email mhcfinfo@mhllp.co.uk or alternatively send us an enquiry online.