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4 September 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit

10 Steps You Need To Follow Before Selling Your Business

Selling a business isn't like selling a house. A business is a dynamic asset—customers, management, staff, stock, IP, and goodwill all contribute. The key is to always run your business professionally and profitably, focusing on value creation and risk mitigation. So why wait until you’re ready to sell? Here are my top 10 tips to prepare your business before you sell.

28 August 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit

The Hidden Dangers of Publicising Your Business Sale

Publicising your intention to sell makes your business vulnerable to perceptions of instability among staff, competitors, clients, and suppliers. Small to medium-sized companies are delicately balanced, and the last thing an owner needs is staff hearing rumours that the business is for sale.

8 August 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight

Sell, Sell, Sell, The Media Overload

We are often asked at Oasis Partners, when there is market volatility or other geopolitical uncertainties, whether it’s still a good time to sell a business. The reality is that we are selling most of our clients to much larger corporate acquirers where there are strong synergies and reasons to do a deal.

23 July 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight

The Rising Retirement Age: Implications for Business Owners

At Oasis Partners we are seeing about half our transactions are shareholders selling for age related reasons, retirement or health. The other half are selling for other reasons such as wanting a change or feeling that a merger would provide benefits at their particular stage of the business lifecycle.

17 July 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Latest, Managing an SME, Markets, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight

The Boomers are Retiring: Opportunities for Business Buyers

It turns out the average retirement age for Australians is the highest it's been since the 1970s. With apparently 20% of new employment since 2019 being people aged 55 and above!

30 May 2024 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Advisory, Latest, Sector Insight

Empty offices – no movement in rents!

John Kehoe wrote a piece in the AFR on April 24th about how the “public service ‘ghost’ offices should rile taxpayers.” Seems like a fair point, if employees are now predominantly working from home (WFH), with 57% of public servants in 2023 doing just that, why are governments and others not reducing or renegotiating floor space and rentals?

26 July 2023 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Advisory, Latest, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit, Sell your business

How to Sell a Business Lesson #9: What do I need to do to be ready?

The terms “Exit Ready” and “Investor Ready” have become very popular when discussing what might need to happen in the period running up to when an owner might wish to merge or exit their business.

How to sell a business: Lesson #8 How to sell a business: Lesson #8 Selling your business is an important and significant life event.

8 June 2023 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Advisory, Latest, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit, Sell your business

How to Sell a Business: Lesson #8: What will it cost me to sell my business? Who do I really need to help me?

Selling your business is an important and significant life event. Few people get to build an enterprise that somebody else wishes to own and will pay a significant sum for.. Often, it’s the most valuable material asset you own and is the result of a lifetime’s work. When it comes time to sell or merge, it makes sense to do it right.

25 May 2023 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Advisory, Latest, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit, Sell your business

Exclusivity period-why bother?

An exclusivity period is normally agreed upon between the vendor and the buyer once the headline indicative terms are agreed. These terms are typically set subject to due diligence and contract. Whilst these terms are rarely binding (although there are exceptions), they do set a detailed framework for what is going to happen as parties move toward a completed deal.

12 May 2023 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Advisory, Latest, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit, Sell your business

What are tyre kickers and how you can avoid them

I was struck by the recent article in the Australian Financial Review by Yolanda Redrup, who quoted a frustrated CEO of Infomedia saying he had “closed the door on tyre kickers”. I have witnessed this frustration many times, where vendors become sick of so-called buyers who turn out to be not serious acquirers.

How to sell a business: Lesson #7 covers the critical matter of deal structure. Once a willing buyer and a willing seller agree that...

3 May 2023 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Advisory, Latest, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit, Sell your business

How to Sell a Business Lesson #7: How to fairly structure a deal

Lesson #7 in our series, How to Sell a Business, covers the critical matter of deal structure. Once a willing buyer and a winning seller agree that they wish to transact, how should the transaction be constructed?

24 January 2023 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Advisory, Latest, Managing an SME, Preparing to Exit, Sell your business

How to Sell a Business Lesson #6: How to sell a business when you’re not making a profit?

Businesses in Australia make an average profit of just under 10% of turnover. However, 20% of businesses in Australia don’t make any profit, that’s about 200,000 companies! In Lesson #6 we address the very real question facing those owners who are not making any profit, is my business worth anything?

22 November 2022 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Advisory, Latest, Preparing to Exit, Sector Insight, Sell your business

How to Sell a Business Lesson #5: Does the Size of my Business Matter to Buyers?

Following on from “How to go about Finding the Right Buyer for my Business” we turn to the subject of size! Does it matter? Size is one part of a buyer’s criteria; the short answer is that it depends on what they are looking for.

12 October 2022 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Advisory, Entrepreneurship, Latest, Sector Insight, Sell your business

How to Sell a Business Lesson #4: How to find a needle in a haystack?

Having established that the odds are not great; that the potential buyer that knocks on a seller’s door is the most strategic acquirer for the business (Lesson #1). And that in any event, getting in the ring with a large corporate, without a clear strategy and some input is not optimal (Lesson #2). The question then becomes, if there are many more sellers than buyers in the Australian market in the next decade (Lesson #3), how do you find genuine strategic interest?

5 October 2022 . Michael McGrath . Acquisitions, Latest, Markets, Sector Insight, Sell your business

Current M&A Market Insights in Australia

The market is fluid and is moving constantly, never more so than now. The big end of town appears busy with deals galore, to quote James Thomson in the AFR on August 26th “M&A is back in a big way.”

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Category: Acquisitions

10 Steps You Need To Follow Before Selling Your Business

The Hidden Dangers of Publicising Your Business Sale

Sell, Sell, Sell, The Media Overload

The Rising Retirement Age: Implications for Business Owners

The Boomers are Retiring: Opportunities for Business Buyers

Empty offices – no movement in rents!

How to Sell a Business Lesson #9: What do I need to do to be ready?

How to Sell a Business: Lesson #8: What will it cost me to sell my business? Who do I really need to help me?

Exclusivity period-why bother?

What are tyre kickers and how you can avoid them

How to Sell a Business Lesson #7: How to fairly structure a deal

How to Sell a Business Lesson #6: How to sell a business when you’re not making a profit?

How to Sell a Business Lesson #5: Does the Size of my Business Matter to Buyers?

How to Sell a Business Lesson #4: How to find a needle in a haystack?

Current M&A Market Insights in Australia

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Category: Acquisitions

Recent posts

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Request a call from the Oasis team

Level 2, 234 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Phone: +61 2 8599 3442

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Level 2, 234 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Phone: +61 2 8599 3442

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