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.
- Business broker fees in the UKHow UK business brokers charge: upfront fees, success fees, retainers and tie-ins, the red flags to check, and when selling privately makes more sense.9 min read
- Selling a business to an Employee Ownership TrustHow selling to an Employee Ownership Trust works: the tax relief now worth half the gain, the 2024 rule changes, vendor funding and when an EOT suits.10 min read
- Share sale vs asset sale: what changes for buyer and sellerShare sale vs asset sale in the UK: what transfers, who keeps the liabilities, TUPE, contracts, VAT, stamp duty, SDLT and how the choice moves the price.10 min read
- Tax on selling a business in the UKHow a UK business sale is taxed: Capital Gains Tax on shares, Business Asset Disposal Relief at 18%, asset sales, the disposal date and earn outs.11 min read
- How to sell a business in the UKHow to sell a business in the UK, step by step: preparation, valuation, confidential marketing, heads of terms, due diligence and completion.11 min read
- What a buyer will ask for, and how to have it readyThe documents a buyer's advisers request in due diligence on a UK business sale, why each is asked for, and what a slow answer signals.10 min read
- Confidentiality when selling a businessHow a confidential business sale works: anonymised teasers, non-disclosure agreements, staged disclosure, and when to tell your staff.9 min read
- Heads of terms explained, clause by clauseWhat each clause in UK business sale heads of terms does, which parts are binding, and the three provisions worth negotiating hardest.10 min read
- What actually kills a business saleThe ten reasons UK business sales collapse between heads of terms and completion, how each shows up early, and what a seller can do about it.9 min read
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