Commercial advisory · Enterprise value

Prepare the business while you still have choices.

Whether you intend to sell, hand over to family or step back from daily operations, early preparation gives you more time to strengthen the business and address the issues a successor or buyer will examine.

Start with the outcome and the timing.

We establish what you want the transition to achieve, your preferred timetable and any conditions that matter to you. Then we examine how the business measures up against that intention.

The practical work behind readiness.

This can include the quality of earnings, customer dependence, leadership capacity, transferable relationships, reporting and significant commercial risks. We work alongside your existing advisers and refer specialist matters to the appropriate people.

Know what can change in the time available.

Some improvements can be made quickly. Others need sustained operating results or a careful handover. We help separate them, agree on a sequence and identify what remains uncertain.

You receive a readiness review, the priorities for preparation and, where appropriate, an indicative view of business value with its assumptions stated. This does not replace a formal valuation or transaction due diligence.

Preparing well also improves the business you continue to own if your plans change.