Company Sales

The sale of a business will often be the single most significant and valuable transaction that an owner manager will make. It is a well known fact that the UK recruitment and staffing industry is highly competitive operationally, but it also represents a competitive and dynamic market for corporate transactions.

There are many reasons why a vendor may wish to sell, but for an owner manager of a successful and thriving business it will usually be to realise the capital value that has been created, often through many dedicated years of hard work.

Our approach is to obtain the optimum combination of value, type of consideration, deal structure, tax effectiveness and compatibility of purchaser within an agreed timeframe. Using our research capability and database we are able to identify and shortlist those prospective purchasers likely to have the most interest in any given opportunity.

Strict confidentiality is maintained throughout the process.

At Staffing Partners we embed ourselves with our clients to manage the sale process and deliver successful outcomes. Our typical sales process will include:

• Initial appraisal and fact-finding;
• Market assessment;
• Valuation;
• Preparing an Information Memorandum;
• Marketing to qualified prospective purchasers;
• Meetings with qualified prospective purchasers;
• Evaluating offers and evidencing the capacity of purchasers to complete;
• Agreeing Heads of Terms;
• Managing the due diligence process;
• Negotiations with a selected purchaser;
• Coordinating the sale process with other professional advisors; and
• Managing the sale process to completion.

We specialise in the sale of unquoted companies for multinationals, listed companies, private companies, financial institutions and owner managers.