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Selling a Business

Mergers & Acquisitions

Preparing your business for sale

As part of the GrowthBusiness M&A Guide, Kingston Smith's John Cowie outlines the key areas to consider when preparing for sale.

Exit Strategies

Selling your business in a post-Brexit scenario

​The long-debated EU referendum vote is taking place today. As we line up at polling stations to cast our votes, Kirsty McGregor, ​founder of The Corporate Finance Network, explores the potential impact a vote to leave may have on the ability of businesses to be bought and sold|​The long-debated EU referendum vote is taking place today. As we line up at polling stations to cast our votes, Kirsty McGregor, ​founder of The Corporate Finance Network, explores the potential impact a vote to leave may have on the ability of businesses to be bought and sold

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Selling a Business: Understanding the different deal structures

Selling a business can be one of the most complex processes any entrepreneur will face: so how can you make sure you are armed with all the information before taking the leap?

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Using the auction route when selling a business

Rob Shakespeare, corporate lawyer in the London office of global firm Squire Patton Boggs, examines the strong trend towards auction sale processes in the current market and how such approaches to selling business can benefit sellers.

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An entrepreneur’s insights on selling a business

Joe Stelzer, managing partner of Cavendish Corporate Finance, shares his experience as an entrepreneur who sold his own business and now advises others on doing the same.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Capitalise on public companies’ renewed appetite for mid-sized businesses

Thinking of selling your company? Peter Gray, partner at Cavendish Corporate Finance, outlines the positives and negatives of going down the public buyer route.

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Discretion and momentum are vital for a successful business sale

Mark Hardwicke, managing partner at Solution Corporate Finance, looks at why discretion and momentum are vital to achieve a successful business sale.

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Swift exits – Selling your business for the right price

With aggressive trade buyers on the prowl and private equity firms expanding their portfolios, GrowthBusiness looks at how you can sell your business for the right price.

News

Beware the earn-out tax trap

Business owners rushing to sell their concerns before the expiry of business asset taper relief may still be caught by the changes if they plan to use an earn-out agreement, according to Chris Riley, a tax manager with accountancy firm CLB Littlejohn Frazer.

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The 5 key elements for getting a great deal when selling a business

It's going to be a buyer's market over the coming 18 months, so if you're looking to sell your company you will have to be at the top of your game to negotiate the best price. Marc Barber reports.

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Cashing in when selling a business

For an entrepreneur, selling up for the best price is crucial, but to achieve this may require some pre-sale grooming of the business, according to Alliotts' Peter Guinn.

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Tax implications when selling a business

I own 25% of a company that I have worked for for the last 6 years, if the company was sold now what are the tax implications?