As a business owner, the next stage of your growth story could be preparing for and executing an exit.
It’s an emotionally charged time. You’ve spent years building a successful business, and ‘handing over the keys’ to new owners can feel daunting. The journey towards a business sale is a long, often complex one, full of opportunities and potential pitfalls. But with careful planning and specialist advice, you can make it a hugely rewarding one too.
At Cooper Parry, we help hundreds of business owners through the exit process every year, with wide-reaching support from CP Deals, CP Law, Business Services & Outsourcing (BS&O), Transaction Tax, Cooper Parry Wealth and Tech & High Growth.
Below, we’ve collated three key insight pieces, designed to give you complete peace of mind and turn your business sale into a roaring success.
Take a look through, and if you’ve got any questions about planning for your exit, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
1) HOW TO GET YOUR BUSINESS EXIT READY
First up, our BS&O team’s top tips for preparing your business for an exit, reviewing your systems and processes, maximising value and making a smooth transition.
2) M&A INSIGHTS: PREPARING YOUR BUSINESS FOR SALE
A deep dive guide on selling your business, put together by our CP Deals, Tax and Law teams.
It covers current market themes, business valuations, factors affecting the multiple, sales options and process, and the tax and legal considerations and risks.
3) EXIT PLANNING: THE PROS & CONS OF VENDOR DUE DILIGENCE
In this video session, Steve Leith and James Peck (Tech & High Growth) join CP Deals’ Simon Nicholls to share their insights on exit readiness, vendor assistance, vendor due diligence, pre-transaction share incentives / personal tax planning and reflections from last year’s Budget.
