Exit options
Your guide to business sales and exits
Your guide to business sales and exits: how a sale is planned, marketed and negotiated, and where trade buyers, international buyers and off-market approaches fit.
Overview
Selling a business usually involves planning the timing, preparing information, identifying suitable buyers, negotiating terms and managing due diligence through to completion. Trade buyers (businesses in the same or a complementary sector) are often the most likely acquirers of an established SME, but investors, management teams and employee ownership trusts are alternatives. The pages below explain each stage.
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