HOW WE CAN HELP WITH

Selling your
business

You might want to consider selling your company. Independent of the reason why you are selling your business, we provide you with strategic guidance and support in the preparation and throughout the process. Our advisory will cover key aspects such as valuation, identifying potential buyers or partners, structuring the sale, legal and financial considerations, due diligence preparation, and developing a comprehensive exit strategy. We clarify how to sell your company.

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Goldkehlchen
Redaktionsbuero
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LENA
Sheyn

Your challenges in selling your business

You are considering selling your business to a strategic buyer.
You would like to sell your company in order to reorient yourself.
You want to sell your company for economic reasons.
Exit planning: You would like to transfer your business to a family member or someone in your company.
You would like to spin off part of your company and are looking for the best way to sell it to a strategic partner.
You want to prepare for the best way to sell your business in the long term.

How we support you in selling your business

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Key elements of work
  • Business exit planning
  • Defining how to sell your company
  • Strategic reorientation after handover
  • Profiling and approach to potential partners or buyers
  • Comprehensive financial plan
  • Thorough business valuation
  • Negotiation guidance
  • Templates for financial and action plans

Results you will get

Action Plans

Action and financial plans

Action Plans

Process definition with milestones

Action Plans

Sales documentation and Due Diligence preparation

Action Plans

Business valuation and negotiation support

Expertise we bring

EU-certified international transfer consultant

In 2023 Startup advisory became a certified international, cross-border transfer consultant under the EU project DANAE "Advisors in a Novel SME Transfer". We engage in business exit planning.

3 years of experience

We have been active in the sector for over 3 years (acquisition and sale of businesses and business shares). Selling your business is one of our core activities.

Financial planning

In the creative industries and technology sector especially (platform model, SaaS model, corporate sales), we have several years of experience and provide templates for financial planning. Financial plans are a core document when selling your company.

Business valuation

With 3+ years of experience in the corporate and startup scene, project management and keeping tight deadlines in mind is second nature to us. Assisting our clients with briefing and debriefing on future procedures during the negotiation process is also nothing new to us.

Our process for a project with you

01.
Initial consultation & project outline

We engage in a thorough discussion to understand your specific needs, goals, timeline, budget, and general project requirements.

02.
Transfer and sales options

Based on the structure of your company and the ownership situation, we will define how to sell your company and your exit strategy.

03.
Maximise business valuation

We will work on activities to maximize the potential business valuation over time before being sales-ready. We help you through the process of selling your business.

04.
Buyer profiling and financial plan

We will have a business exit planning session to define potential buyers and profiles. In parallel, we challenge and prepare your financial plan.

05.
Coordination Auditor, Lawyer

The overall process needs legal and tax advice apart from business advice. We support in coordinating all experts.

06.
Due Diligence preparation

We provide project management and support in preparing a complete data room with all necessary documents for due diligence.

07.
Outreach and process management

We advise on structuring outreach and manage the sales process on the customer’s behalf if needed.

08.
Negotiation support

During the exit process we support on negotiation and conversations with the different parties.