FOR SELLERS
Businesses are so often sold at values beneath their potential, allowing buyers to achieve additional benefit by identifying hidden values and eliminating unnecessary costs. However, with a little help, business owners can make s...continue reading
FOR SELLERS
Private Company Exit Multiples Set to Overtake Public Company Comparables The PCPI, produced by BDO Stoy Hayward, tracks the relationship between the current four month rolling average FTSE Non-Financials price earnings ratio (p/...continue reading
FOR BUYERS
Evaluating and Wooing the Target Having identified a target or made a shortlist, the acquiring company will have to woo the target if it is not actively considering disposal. It is important to establish a process for monitoring ...continue reading
FOR BUYERS
A look at the current state of the M&A market for small and medium sized businesses Up until this summer, the small to mid-sized business M&A market has not been severely affected by the problems in the financial markets. Howeve...continue reading
FOR BUYERS
There are many purchasing pitfalls that can trap the unwary. People sell their homes for a range of obvious reasons, and they renew their cars regularly, but the promptings for selling a business are less apparent, unless there is...continue reading
FOR BUYERS
Buying a business is not like buying a car. Get it wrong with a business and it is likely to seriously hurt your wallet. So how can you tell if you are looking at one where the wheels might fall off? Nick Pritchard from Transax...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Entrepreneurs' relief is a welcome concession to the small business community who felt that the loss of business taper relief was an unfair tax on those selling their businesses to fund their retirement. As such, the new re...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
When buying all or part of a business, it is important to be aware that you will inherit not only its employees, but the responsibility to honour all existing contracts, conditions of employment and any ongoing disputes, tribunal ...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Last year saw a wave of consolidations across the media and technology sectors, and my view is that 2008 will see this trend continue, perhaps even more dramatically. My hot category picks are: Mobile, particularly location-ba...continue reading
FOR BUYERS
The current slowdown in the M&A marketplace now gives business owners a chance to look back and take stock after the breakneck pace of mergers and acquisitions in 2007. Despite the recent trend towards corporate acquisitions, the...continue reading
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