Transaction Readiness
The state of your records changes the price. Consistently.
What readiness actually means
A ready business can answer a buyer's questions with documents rather than recollection. Contracts are signed and findable. The accounts reconcile to the management information. Ownership of shares, assets, domains and intellectual property is clear.
Businesses that cannot do this are not unsellable — but they are slower to sell, and they concede more in negotiation because every gap becomes a risk the buyer prices.
The readiness review
Records and reporting
- Statutory accounts and management information
- Reconciliations and audit trail
- Tax filings and correspondence
- Payroll and employment records
Contracts and rights
- Customer and supplier contracts
- Leases and property documents
- Licences, registrations and permits
- IP, domains, software and data
Corporate and risk
- Share register and corporate records
- Shareholder and director arrangements
- Disputes and contingent liabilities
- Insurance and compliance history
Data room
We help structure and populate a data room in the order a buyer will want it, with an index, controlled access and a log of what has been shared with whom.
Start a confidential conversation
Whether you are preparing to sell, looking to acquire, raising capital or trying to lift the value of a business you already own, the first step is a short, confidential discussion about the situation.