Exit Strategies for
Business Owners
There are many types of exit strategies for businesses so what’s best in your situation will depend on you, your business, and the outcome you are aiming to achieve.
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Below is a list of the main outcomes that small business owners will consider for their exit:
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Trade Sale,
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Private Equity Investors,
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Management Buy-Out (MBO),
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Management Buy-In (MBI),
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Employee Ownership Trust (EOT),
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Share Sale, Ongoing Ownership,
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Family Business Succession Planning
The Process
We will outline the best options and support you through deciding which works best for you. We will then help you to develop the right business exit strategy to suit your circumstances.
When the time comes, we can also introduce you to other experts such as Corporate Finance professionals who specialise in selling businesses. They will help arrange the deal by preparing the sales particulars, introducing potential buyers, drawing up terms and handling the transaction.
Having a thorough understanding of your finances is vital, but many business owners do not have a complete grasp of their accounts.
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Leaving it all to your accountant may not be the answer, because you need to overlay a detailed commercial understanding of the workings of your business in order to interpret the finances properly.
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We do not ask clients to enter into long term agreements or contracts, we like to do business on the shake of a hand and quite simply if you like what we do, you will continue to engage us.