Business Exit Planning
You Built It. Now Let's Make Sure You Get Paid What It's Worth.
Most business owners hand over the keys having never prepared their business for scrutiny. The buyer's advisers find the cracks, the price drops — or the deal falls apart entirely. We make sure that never happens to you.
Done properly, preparing a business for sale takes 12 months to 3 years. That is not a warning — it is an advantage. The businesses that command the highest prices are the ones where the owner started planning long before anyone else knew they were thinking about it.
The Hard Truth
Most Deals Die on the Finish Line
The majority of business sales that collapse do not fall apart because the business is bad. They fall apart because it was never prepared. Buyers discover inconsistent accounts. Contracts are missing or unsigned. The business cannot demonstrate it runs without the owner.
At that point, the buyer renegotiates — or walks. Months of your life, your legal fees, and the emotional cost: gone.
This is entirely preventable. The businesses that sell well, sell fast, and sell at the price their owners wanted share one thing in common: they prepared.
~50%
of agreed business sales never reach completion
2–4×
higher EBITDA multiples commanded by well-prepared businesses
12–36 months
is the preparation window that makes the real difference to price
90 days
average time saved in due diligence when records are buyer-ready
What We Cover
The Six Pillars of a Sale-Ready Business
Every buyer and their due diligence team will look at the same things. We make sure there are no surprises — only evidence of a business worth every penny of your asking price.
Valuation & Value Drivers
Before anything else, you need an honest number — and a clear map of what moves it. We identify the specific levers that will increase your multiple: revenue quality, margin strength, customer concentration, and recurring income.
Financial Clarity
Your accounts tell the buyer a story. Right now, that story may have plot holes. We work with your accountant to ensure three to five years of clean, consistent management accounts that a buyer can trust — and that their lender will fund against.
Legal & Contractual Hygiene
Unsigned supplier contracts. IP that was never formally assigned. A lease with no assignment clause. These are the details that derail completions. We audit your legal position and address issues before they become the buyer's bargaining chip.
Operations & Management Independence
If the business needs you to function, buyers see risk — not an asset. We help you build the documented processes, capable management team, and operational resilience that reassure buyers the business will thrive after you leave.
Revenue Quality & Customer Health
Buyers are buying your future cash flow — not just your history. We help you reduce unhealthy customer dependencies, build recurring and contracted revenue streams, and present a customer base that looks compelling on paper.
Deal Preparation & Buyer Psychology
We prepare your information memorandum, anticipate the questions buyers will ask, and coach you on negotiation. You will not be caught off guard. You will be the most prepared vendor any buyer has ever dealt with.
How We Work
Calm, Structured, Confidential
There is no drama in a well-run exit. Just a clear sequence of decisions, executed at the right time. Here is how we take you from where you are now to the best deal you could realistically achieve.
Discovery — Where Are You, Honestly?
Weeks 1–4We start with a thorough, no-filter review of your business: the financials, the legal position, the operations, the team, and the market. No assumptions. No flattery. Just a clear picture of where you stand — and what it would take to sell at the price you have in mind.
Exit Strategy — Your Number, Your Timeline, Your Terms
Month 1–2Using what we learn in Discovery, we build your personal exit roadmap. What is a realistic sale price today — and what could it be in 24 months with the right preparation? We set targets, milestones, and a prioritised action plan that fits around how you run your business.
Value Enhancement — Doing the Work
Months 2–30+This is the engine room of the programme. Month by month, we work through the plan with you. Cleaner accounts. Stronger management team. Better contracts. Reduced owner dependency. Improved revenue quality. Each change quietly but materially improves your valuation.
Market Readiness — The Final 90 Days
Final 90 DaysWhen the time comes, your business will be ready for the market in a way most never are. We prepare your information memorandum, anticipate buyer questions, and support you through the sale process itself — all the way to a completion that actually happens.
Before We Talk
Not Sure Where You Stand?
Find Out in 5 Minutes.
The Exit Readiness Scorecard walks you through the key areas of your business — and tells you, honestly, how prepared you are to go to market. No sales pitch. No obligation. Just a clear, scored view of where the gaps are.
Everyone who wants to work with us completes the scorecard first. It gives us both a shared starting point — and it means the first conversation we have is a useful one.
Take the Free ScorecardThe scorecard covers
Independent. Honest. Experienced.
An Adviser Whose Only Agenda Is Your Outcome
We are not business brokers. We do not earn a commission on your sale. Our only interest is in making your business the strongest it can be before a buyer ever lays eyes on it.
That independence matters. It means the advice you receive is always in your interest — not designed to move you towards a quick sale or pad someone else's fee.
Strict confidentiality throughout — your staff, suppliers, and customers need never know
Commercial, direct advice focused on the changes that actually move the needle on value
Cross-sector experience so you get perspective that goes beyond your own industry
We work at your pace, around your business, not the other way around
Get in Touch
Ready to Start the Conversation?
If you are thinking about selling — even if it is two or three years away — now is exactly the right time to talk. The earlier the conversation starts, the more we can do.
Complete the scorecard first if you can. It takes five minutes and means our first call is straight to the point.
All enquiries are treated in strict confidence.