Insights
Before you sell.
Practical guides for owners of established private companies, written from the buyer's side of the table.
What's your business worth?
Eight quick questions for an indicative range, based on what private equity buyers have recently paid for companies of your size.
- Selling a business
How to sell a business
The process of selling an established private company, from deciding what you want to signing at closing - and how to choose the right route to buyers.
8 min readRead the guide - Valuation
How much is my business worth?
How private equity and corporate buyers value established private companies - EBITDA multiples by size and sector, what moves the number, and what a business with $2 million to $10 million of profit might sell for.
9 min readRead the guide - Private equity
Selling your business to private equity
How private equity buyers work, what they look for, how deals are usually structured, the risks owners mention most, and the questions to ask before you agree to anything.
9 min readRead the guide - Fees
What does it cost to sell a business?
Business broker commissions, M&A adviser fees and the other costs of a sale - what to compare when looking for the lowest commission, and how a buyer-paid introduction differs.
7 min readRead the guide