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Buying an insolvent business

The Business Sale Report has teamed up with a leading business turnaround practitioner who has put together a guide on how to buy an insolvent business.

The guide will help you to;

Find businesses for sale in financial trouble.
Make the initial approach to the Insolvency Practitioner.
Put together relevant documentation.
Do 'mini due diligence' on a business, and ask the right questions.
Understand what types of deal there are. Such as upfront or deferred consideration.
Know how much to pay for a business.
Know what legislation to look out for.

The full guide is available to our members. Membership costs only £225 for 12 months.

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