Coporate Finance

  • Buying a Business

    Buying a business can be a big step forward, or it can turn out to be disastrous. This briefing assumes that you have already found a suitable business (the target business). It explains how to complete the purchase of the target...

  • Floating Your Company

    Floating your company can be one of the most exciting experiences in your business life. But it can also be stressful, time-consuming and expensive. While taking professional advice is essential, it helps if you understand the basics....

  • Planning your exit from your business

    Many owner-managers put in a lifetime of hard work building their business only to throw away some of the rewards by failing to consider properly how they will exit from the business — both financially and as a manager. It is vital...

  • Selling a business

    Selling a business is often the culmination of years of work. It can be a difficult, emotional and time-consuming task. It is not something that many managers or owners do more than once. You have to get it right first time. This briefing...

  • Valuing a Business

    The two questions ’How much is your business worth?’ and ‘How can you make it more valuable?’ are of paramount importance to any business owner. This briefing is aimed at anyone buying, selling or simply running a...