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Corporate finance advice from partners you can trust
When you need an expert eye, our team will give you strategic advice that keeps you growing
Extensive, wide-ranging experience
From taxation to accounting, to audit and corporate governance; we’ll bring you strategic knowledge with a commercial edge. However complex your corporate finance challenges might feel, our team are on-hand to help you solve them.
Safe hands for positive outcomes
Our number one priority? Understanding your world. Over the years, we’ve gained unparallelled insight by working with clients of all sizes across a variety of sectors and industries. And as a result, we’ve been trusted with high-value transactions worth £100s of millions, time and again.
Need advice and support from experts you can trust? Here’s where we can help.
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Transaction support for share and business disposals
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Raising finance and share capital
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Due diligence
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Taxation advice and structuring
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Succession planning and management buy-outs
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Transaction accounting and completion accounts
FAQs
How do I sell my business?
A business sale can be structured in two ways: as a sale of the business’ assets, or, most commonly, as a sale of the company shares. In the latter scenario, the buyer takes control of the entire company, including all its trading history.
How will a sale be structured?
The sale process is entirely deal specific. Generally, most sales involve a seller receiving a lump sum on completion. Additionally, sellers may receive equity in the buyer, loan notes, deferred consideration, earnout or some combination of some / all of these.
How is a business valued for sale?
Fundamentally, a business’ value is based on what a buyer is prepared to pay for it. However, valuation principles are normally based on a multiple of profit or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).
The multiples used vary significantly between sectors and businesses. Some sectors have more established multiples at which businesses transact at – for example, property holding care homes have generally transacted at a multiple of 8. We can provide specialist independent valuation advice as part of our transaction support service.
What does a due diligence process involve?
Ahead of the purchase of a business, a buyer will typically conduct a business review known as due diligence. The scope of a due diligence process will vary, depending on the transaction. But it will typically cover financial, legal, tax, IT and commercial issues. We can provide both seller-side and buyer-side support to due diligence processes.
What does a management buy out involve?
The specific structure of a management buyout is transaction specific. However, an MBO will generally involve transaction where the management team acquires the business from current owners. MBO can be internally financed from current or future profits of the business or involve external finance from lenders or investors.
Here for the long-haul
We’ll take a forward-thinking, problem-solving approach to your commercial, taxation and accountancy matters.