Selling a business
What the process actually involves, what a buyer will ask for, and the things that quietly kill a sale six weeks in.
- How to sell a business in the UKThe full process of selling a UK business, from deciding to sell through to completion: preparation, valuation, marketing confidentially, heads of terms, due diligence and the legal close.11 min read
- What a buyer will ask for, and how to have it readyThe document pack a buyer's advisers request during due diligence on a UK business sale, why each item is asked for, and what a slow or missing answer costs you.10 min read
- Confidentiality when selling a businessHow a confidential business sale works in practice: anonymised teasers, non-disclosure agreements, staged disclosure, and when to tell your staff, customers and suppliers.9 min read
- Heads of terms explained, clause by clauseWhat each clause in a heads of terms does in a UK business sale, which parts are binding, and the three provisions worth negotiating hardest before you sign.10 min read
- What actually kills a business saleThe ten reasons UK business sales collapse between agreed heads of terms and completion, what each one looks like early, and what a seller can do about it before it happens.9 min read
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