The Exit Advisor - Buying a business

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The Exit Advisor - Buying a business

First purchase or serial acquirer? We're here to help 

Our passion for business means we get to spend time in the thick of operations. We love to find hidden gems in amongst the balance sheet, or risks associated with a line item on the P'n'L. Let us take care of the minutea while you think about your long term strategy. 

Find out more about our services below or give us a call today to get the conversation started. We are discreet & effective so whether you want to acquire a small business to operate yourself of have ambitions to roll up a number of acquistions to sell to an industry player, we can help you fill in the blanks to get there. 

Why work with us?

Experience

We have sold businesses and helped acquirers to buy them, so we've seen both sides of the equation. Let us help you identify the risks and opportunities in a target company 

Understanding

You want to be made fully aware of any potential issues hiding in a target business & make sure you unlock its value to give you the best ROI possible. 

Process driven

We work closely alongside a buyer and their legal team to identify issues using a framework designed to diligently scrutinise a business 

Our Services 

Whatever stage you're at in your acquistion journey, we can help you achieve your goals 

Identifying target businesses

If you are ready to buy, we can help you do the following: 

  • Identify target businesses within your seach criteria 
  • Introduce you to industry lenders / financiers 
  • Start the conversation with the owner about selling 
  • Representing you during negotiations 

Heads of Terms and DD

If you've already agreed a sale, we can help you: 

  • Negotiate and draft HOT's in line with your expectations and goals
  • Undertake all/some of the required DD; financial analysis, operational scrutiny, mystery shopping, Asset assesments
  • Ensuring you're made aware of the risks and opportunities within the financial statements 
  • HR and people assesments - ensuring the current team functions and aligns with your goals 
  • SPA negotiations - This part of the process is crucial to a succesful outcome and you need to be made aware of the risks 

Post Acquistion

Helping you to get the most value from the acquistion 

  • Spending time in the business to help implement your vision 
  • Onboarding new staff/ SOP's  to the company  
  • Getting an SLT in place if not already present 
  • Setting a roadmap for the team to work toward your goal 
  • Helping to obtain finance for growth

Commonly asked questions

Some FAQs to cover the basics, we'd love to have a chat so click below to get started

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How can The Exit Advisor help me?

We're with you from day 1. Right from helping to find the right lawyer to represent you, assessing the company financials to spot risks and opportunies, making sure the operations are rigorous enough to support growth, helping you to find finance and support in the DD phase 

At what stage do we usually get appointed?

We've worked with sellers from the start of the transaction and we've been instructed to solely help with DD, so whatever point you're at, give us a call and see if we'd be a good fit 

What qualifies us to be involved in M&A?

Andy sold his business to a trade buyer. being at the coal face of that transaction inspired him to start The Exit Advisor. We've helped a buyer to identify multiple target businesses in Florida as part of a roll up strategy to build an 8 figure roofing business and we have a team of key partners that have years of experience in the M&A space, that assist us in delivering value to our clients 

How does the fee structure work?

We often price projects on a set fee depending on what our clients want us to deliver. We also operate on an hourly fee basis. Our objective is to be transparent whilst delivering massive value to our clients, so give us a call to work out where we fit in with your goals. 

What our clients think

"Before I decided to buy, Andy explained the entire acquisition process to me and how much work was really required to buy a company! He was brilliant during the due diligence phase & helped identify risks and opportunities I hadn't seen on the balance sheet and PNL. "

C. K - Sterling Roofing Group

"I wanted to sell my small business due to approaching retirement age and truthfully had no idea where to start. Thankfully I found Andy. He helped me prepare my business for sale initially, explaining what a buyer would likely look for. Andy guided me through and did a lot of the heavy lifting allowing me to run the business and make sure the numbers stayed on track."

David Webster - Supasuds

Get in touch

Whatever stage you're at in your selling or acquistion journey, we can help. Fill in your details to send us a message or book am meeting using the link below for a no obligation, exploratory chat. There's no fee and an NDA can be signed so you can be sure of discretion. Lets get the journey started. 

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07553 748032

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