Business disposal services by PEM Corporate Finance

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Business Disposals Maximising returns for our clients

We take time to understand your business Deciding to sell your company is likely to be one of the most important decisions you will ever make. The process of selling can be emotionally demanding, stressful and time consuming, so it helps to have a structured and controlled process.

Maximising the value In general, a trade sale will maximise the realised value of a business. The sale process is specifically designed and tailored to maximise the value to shareholders on the sale of their business.

Key points in the process that achieve this are: ▪▪ Selling the business at the right time ▪▪ Identifying issues that might reduce value in advance ▪▪ Identifiying buyers who have a strategic interest in buying the business ▪▪ Putting buyers into a competitive process

How we can help The process of selling a business will typically take six to twelve months.

Our team will support you by taking time to build up a working knowledge of your business and ensure selling documentation is properly prepared. We will research and prequalify credible buyers, personally contacting senior directors in the target company and obtaining signatures on a confidentiality agreement. All meetings with a prospective buyer are attended by us and we will help to assess any offers. Finally, we manage and support the due diligence and legal processes once Heads of Terms have been signed - the critical stage at which many deals can fail.

We are able to deliver decades of experience of working on a broad range of company sale transactions. A sample of our recent experience includes: ▪▪ ▪▪ ▪▪ ▪▪ ▪▪ ▪▪ ▪▪ ▪▪ ▪▪

Specialist food manufacturer Dairy industry equipment supplier Consumer finance company Printing technology company Pallet systems manufacturer CAD software developer Cosmetics and toiletries manufacturer Waste management company Fresh produce supplier

The team at PEM Corporate Finance are always straightforward and open with their advice. You can be confident we will always have your best interests at heart. Our fee structure is based around delivering a successful deal; and many continue to use us for advice long after the deal has completed.

Our team

Lake Falconer BAcc CA CF

Tony Stairs BA MBChB ACA

Lake leads the PEM Corporate Finance team on all manner of M&A transactions.

He has 25 years of senior level experience in corporate finance, venture capital and industry. He is a member of the ICAEW corporate finance faculty and Valuations Special Interest Group.

Tony qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PwC and spent time at EY. He joined PEMCF in 2004, having already led PEM’s business advisory services for several years. He has successfully led several sale and buyout transactions.

He holds the ICAEW corporate finance qualification.

Email: lake@pemcf.com

Email: tony@pemcf.com

Partner

Who we are PEM is the largest independent firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax and Business Advisers based in Cambridge.

PEM Corporate Finance (PEMCF) is the corporate finance division of PEM and is a leading provider of M&A and buyout advice to owner managed businesses throughout East Anglia. PEM Corporate Finance is authorised and regulated by the FCA. To find out how PEMCF can help you and your business, contact us on the details below.

pemcf.com PEM Corporate Finance LLP Salisbury House Station Road Cambridge CB1 2LA

t. +44 (0)1223 728 222 f. +44 (0)1223 461 424 e. info@pemcf.com