Stage 1 · Call
What the business does, and what you want.
How we buy, in detail
Four stages, from a confidential first call to running the business afterwards.
Program 01 · Nobody finds out
A confidential first conversation
Owners are right to be cautious: if staff or customers hear a business is for sale, damage is done whether or not anything happens. Conversations stay between us, we will sign a non-disclosure agreement, and nothing is listed or advertised anywhere.
Stage 2 · Confidentiality
In writing, if you want it in writing.
Stage 3 · Fit
Honest answer about whether this suits us.
Stage 4 · Decide
Entirely yours, with no pressure.
Stage 1 · Accounts
Several years, not just the best one.
Stage 2 · Customers
Concentration, contracts and renewals.
Stage 3 · People
Who actually holds the knowledge.
Stage 4 · Equipment
Condition and what is due for renewal.
Program 02 · The real numbers
Looking at the business properly
We want the real picture, including the parts owners expect to be awkward: customer concentration, the job that went wrong, the equipment nearing replacement. None of it is usually disqualifying, and finding it later rather than now is what kills deals.
Program 03 · Attorneys on both sides
Terms & completion
We explain how we arrived at a number rather than presenting one. Both sides use their own attorney, and we insist on it: a seller who is not separately advised is a problem for everyone later, including us.
Stage 1 · Offer
With the reasoning shown.
Stage 2 · Negotiation
Including structure and timing.
Stage 3 · Documentation
Separate attorneys for each side.
Stage 4 · Completion
Funded from our own balance sheet.
Stage 1 · Handover
With the previous owner, for as long as helps.
Stage 2 · Staff
Told properly, and kept.
Stage 3 · Customers
Continuity first, changes later if ever.
Stage 4 · Investment
Equipment and systems brought up to date.
Program 04 · Same name, same people
Running it afterwards
We buy businesses to run them, not to strip them. Staff keep their jobs, the name usually stays, and customers deal with the same people. Most sellers care about that more than the last few per cent on the price, and they are right to.
Thinking about stepping back?
A confidential conversation, no fee, and a straight answer either way.