Exit strategy planning - Phase 1

We secure through a series of confidential meetings with our client and from analysis of company specific information and then competitor and market specific information a thorough understanding of the key issues impacting upon the timing of the business sale. We will recommend an exit strategy that will have the highest probability of delivering to our clients their desired outcome. No matter what timing is eventually agreed upon we will use our expertise to optimise our clients’ financial gain.

Business grooming - Phase 2

Often clients will seek our services and for whatever reason need or wish to commence the sale process without delay. However, in an ideal scenario, the process would be “managed” a number or months or even a number of years prior to the commencement of the business sale process.
This pre sale process is referred to as ‘business grooming’ and is primarily focused upon:

• Identification of characteristics within the business that might thwart a future business sale or which would reduce the value eventually received at the point of sale completion.
• Developing an action plan that results in any potential problems for a future buying being eradicated or at least reduced.
• Taking positive actions to enhance the asset base of the business
• Taking positive steps to generate greater pre tax profits and longer term “maintainable earnings”

The benefits are self evident as by having sufficient time to plan, identify issues that require focus and then time to implement the business improvement and grooming process, the eventual sale of the business should be achieved more expeditiously and at a higher value than would have been the case without the ‘business grooming’ phase.

Selling for optimal value - phase 3

We have advised more than 90 business owners across many diverse business activities and secured buyers from the UK and internationally [see sample of businesses sold]. We know that our business sale service delivers exceptional results for our clients.

Our business sale process takes place within a proven sales methodology that maximises client confidentiality and ensures that no information is ever distributed to a potential bidder without the prior approval and agreement of our client.

The business sale process is complex and time consuming and without our dedicated specialist services has inherent dangers for the non specialist which could destroy the value which may have taken many years to create. You only want to sell your business once, so appointing a specialist adviser, and ideally Moorfields Corporate Finance, will ensure your greatest chance of success.