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Business Valuations – why have them? Many business owners have no idea how much their business is actually worth – certainly the ones we talk to anyway! And it’s not really surprising as there’s a lot of miss-information about how businesses are valued and then there are some brokers who grossly over-value businesses without any…

We are very pleased to announce the sale completion of one of our manufacturing businesses for sale. The business was marketed for 8 months culminating in two alternative and potentially acceptable deals being received, both within the same week! The chosen acquirer was UK based and was able to fund 70% of the consideration, paid…

Business valuations using EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortisation) is a widely used profit related valuation method. When EBITDA is employed in valuing a business, it needs to be “adjusted” which should include any “add-backs” as part of the “normalising adjustments” which will typically take into account of items such as: Below fair…

Due Diligence for Engineering & Manufacturing Businesses – an Overview A due diligence exercise or audit is usually carried out as part of the acquisition process to ensure that the business appears to be what the owner(s) say or believe it to be and to make sure that the price offered truly reflects the benefits…

Could you be of help for an exciting new heritage railway engineering project? It concerns a bogie overhaul for a former British Rail main line Class 52 diesel hydraulic locomotive – D1013 Western Ranger, which is based on the Severn Valley Railway, under the care of volunteers from the Western Locomotive Association (a registered charity)….

Thinking of selling a business at some point in the future?  There’s never a time too soon to start to think things through. Not just for the sale of the business but from a personal perspective too!  But before you place the business on the market, have you thought through some of the following: How…

Like it or not, we all need to earn money to live, unless we’ve inherited it or won it! Money doesn’t make us happy, but it gives us CHOICE – it helps determine where we can live, the type of property we can live in, the holidays we take, the food we eat, the car we…

Looking to sell your business after Xmas, next year or maybe just a few years later? Are you worried about the costs of selling your business? How will you know whether any offers made are realistic or not? Should you use a Broker to find a Buyer? Confused at the thought of selling your business?…

Sale of another Manufacturing Business Agreed! We are very pleased to announce the share sale of another one of our manufacturing businesses for sale. This is a niche business marketed by Stirling who dealt with over 60 potential purchasers, with a deal being concluded with a trade related buyer, with similar synergy. The deal was…

Sale of Engineering Business Agreed! We are very pleased to announce the share sale of one of our engineering businesses for sale. The business was marketed by Stirling for 7 months, (starting from January 2020), dealing with 28 enquiries and three serious buyers. The chosen acquirer was a UK based private equity buyer with the…