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Everything an owner needs to know before selling

Written for owners doing this once, not for advisors. Ten guides to the process, and one for each of the twenty sectors we sell in. No sign-up, no gate.

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The process, end to end

Preparing your business for sale

The twelve to eighteen months before you go to market decide most of the price. Here is what to work on, in the order that pays best.

8 min read

How Singapore SMEs are valued

Adjusted EBITDA, sector multiples, and the bridge from enterprise value to the money that reaches your account.

9 min read

Succession planning for Singapore SME owners

Family succession, management buy-out, trade sale or staged exit. How to choose, and how early to start.

7 min read

Deal structures explained

Cash at completion, deferred consideration, earn-outs, vendor loans and retentions. What each one means for the money you actually receive.

7 min read

Confidentiality and NDAs when selling

How a sale process is built so that staff, customers and competitors do not find out before you are ready to tell them.

6 min read

How long it takes to sell a business

Six to nine months from mandate to completion, stage by stage, and what makes it longer.

6 min read

Common mistakes when selling a business

Eight errors that show up directly in the final price, and what to do instead.

6 min read

Tax and stamp duty on a Singapore business sale

Share sale versus asset sale, stamp duty on share transfers, and where the tax consequences differ. General information, not advice.

6 min read

Surviving due diligence

What a buyer examines, what they find, and how to make sure nothing found in diligence re-prices your deal.

7 min read

How to choose a business broker in Singapore

What to ask, what the fee models mean, and the warning signs worth walking away from.

6 min read

Guides by sector

Every sector has its own buyers, its own multiple range and its own way of losing you money. Twenty guides, one for each.

Ranges are indicative multiples of normalised EBITDA, not transaction data.

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