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Beyond Business Ownership

There’s more to passing on your business than simply making the sale and continuing your entrepreneurial journey. From valuing your business correctly and selling at the right time to effectively organising your business succession strategy for the next generation, our experts discuss it all in their beyond business ownership insights series.

Beyond Business Ownership

If you’re considering selling your business, the question of ownership transition is almost always one of when rather than if. Which makes proper succession planning essential for not only increasing the chances of a successful sale, but for reducing the inevitable stress that comes with this sort of complex transaction.

Fortunately, our leading investment and family wealth management experts are well-versed in all areas of the business selling process, having shared their key insights across the four essential business exit topics so you can get a better understanding of this intricate process:

  1. Timing: How to think about the timing of your business exit and what you can do to mitigate timing risks.
  2. Business valuation: Where to start when valuing a business and ways to secure an optimal valuation outcome.
  3. Potential buyers: Who might the likely buyers of your business be and what type of buyer is right for you?
  4. Family succession: The why, how, and when of involving your direct family successors in your business sale.

 

You can read what our experts have to say below or get in touch directly today for more information around business exit planning.

Is Timing Everything?
 

Timing is crucial when it comes to selling your business. With the help of our experts, we explore how long it might take to prepare an exit strategy and what you can do to mitigate potential timing risks. Discover how to navigate impactful macro conditions, assess critical time-linked aspects, prepare for risks, and the importance of resilience during the sale process.

How to Value your Business
 

An accurate valuation of your business is pivotal for every successful sale. A precise calculation of your company’s strengths, weaknesses, and growth prospects is essential, as is a careful calibration of industry trends, market dynamics, and capital costs. Our experts share their experience on where to start this process to guide you towards an optimal valuation outcome.

The Buyer Universe
 

Finding the right buyers for your business can be challenging. From competitors looking to acquire your hard work to gain a greater market share to private equity firms looking to improve your business performance and sell it later for a higher value, our experts explore the key steps you should take to secure a sale that aligns with your own personal and business goals.

Business Transition to the  Next Generation
 

Passing your business to the next generation comes with many advantages, including transitional stability and safeguarding your descendant's potential career prospects. But it can also come with challenges around capital constraints and even potential family discord. Read what our experts have to say on this topic to help you shape a succession plan that will account for your interests.