Business brokerage
The right buyer is rarely in your own city.
We represent owners selling a business, buyers looking for one, and companies seeking a partner in a new market. One desk runs the process, across borders, in confidence.
Who we represent
Three kinds of mandate.
Choose the one that describes you.
Sell-side representation
For founders and owners ready to sell all or part of a business, retire, or bring in a strategic owner.
- Readiness review and valuation perspective before you go to market
- A confidential profile that doesn't name you until a buyer signs an NDA
- Outreach to strategic and financial buyers in more than one country
- Offer comparison, negotiation and coordination through to closing
Typical sellers
Owner-led companies planning succession. Founders whose growth needs a bigger parent. Businesses with a product that would travel well in another market.
Buy-side search
For companies and investors looking to acquire a business, a product line or a foothold in a new country.
- A written acquisition brief so the search stays on target
- Discreet approaches to owners, including businesses not formally for sale
- First-pass diligence and introductions to local advisers
- Negotiation support and deal coordination through to closing
Typical buyers
Strategic acquirers entering a new market. Founders making a first acquisition. Investors building a platform in one sector.
Partnerships and joint ventures
For companies that want a distribution partner, licensee or joint-venture partner rather than a full sale.
- Partner search by country, sector and capability
- Screening of every candidate before an introduction
- Help structuring the commercial terms
- A single point of contact for both sides while it gets going
Typical partnerships
Exclusive distribution in a new region. Local manufacturing under licence. A joint venture to bid for work neither side could win alone.
The process
How a sale runs with us.
Every deal is different. The order of work isn't. Step through it.
Get the house in order.
We review your financials, contracts and ownership with you, and flag anything a buyer's diligence will find. Fixing it now is cheaper than discounting for it later.
You'll need
- Recent financial statements
- Key customer and supplier contracts
- A clear view of who owns what
Tell the story a buyer will pay for.
We prepare an anonymous teaser and a fuller information memorandum that explains why the business is worth more in the right owner's hands.
What we produce
- A no-names teaser
- An information memorandum
- A target buyer list for your approval
Reach buyers in more than one market.
We approach strategic and financial buyers you've approved, in every country where a buyer could make sense. Nobody sees your name before they sign an NDA.
Your control
- You approve every name before contact
- Competitors can be excluded
- Regular reports on interest
Compare offers on more than price.
Structure, payment terms, earn-outs, what happens to your team and how long you stay all matter. We put the offers side by side and negotiate the one you choose.
We compare
- Headline value and structure
- Certainty and timing
- Terms for you and your people
Keep it moving to the finish.
We coordinate both sides' lawyers and accountants through diligence and documents, and stay close through the handover so the deal holds.
At closing
- Diligence managed in one data room
- A single closing checklist
- Transition support after signing
Interactive
How sale-ready is your business?
Six questions buyers will ask. Nothing is sent anywhere.
- Do you have reviewed or audited financials for recent years?
- Could the business run for a month without you?
- Is revenue spread across many customers?
- Are key customer contracts in writing?
- Is ownership clear and documented?
- Do you know what you want to do after the sale?
Brokerage questions
Will my staff or customers find out?
Not from us. Buyers see an anonymous profile first and learn your name only after signing an NDA you've approved.
Do you work on cross-border deals?
Yes. That's where a single coordinating desk matters most. We work alongside local counsel and advisers in each jurisdiction involved.
Are you a licensed securities broker?
Where a transaction involves the sale of securities and the law requires a licensed broker-dealer or local intermediary, the transaction is completed through one. We'll explain how that applies to your deal on the first call.
How are fees structured?
Fees depend on the mandate and are agreed in writing before any work starts. The first conversation is free.