How to Keep Staff on Side During an Acquisition
Staff work out that something is happening long before anyone tells them, and the good ones start taking calls. That matters commercially […]
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Buying and selling businesses, explained properly
Practical guidance on valuations, deal process and what actually happens when a UK business changes hands. Written by Richard Harris at Harris Acquire.
How to Buy a Fire Safety Business in the UK
Fire safety is an unglamorous sector with an attractive shape: recurring service revenue, regulation that compels the spend, and customers who rarely […]
Carve Outs: When Buying Part of a Business Makes Sense
A carve out is the sale of part of a business: a division, a product line or a site, separated from the […]
ESG in UK Acquisitions: What Buyers Now Check
ESG has moved from a reporting exercise to something buyers actually price. Environmental liabilities, employment practices and governance gaps all now show […]
How to find the right business to buy
Finding the right business to buy is mostly a filtering problem. Plenty are for sale. Very few fit what you actually need. […]
How Advisors Stop Deals Falling Apart
Deals collapse over things that are usually solvable, often after months of work and real money spent. Valuation gaps, arguments about structure, […]
The must-have guide to selling a distressed business
Owning and running a business of any kind is always a complex and potentially risky undertaking. The painful truth is that no […]
How to calculate acquisition cost
If you have decided that 2025 is the year to embark on an acquisition, then you’re probably wondering how much such a […]
Due Diligence in an Acquisition: How to Get It Right
Due diligence is where a deal either gets safer or gets abandoned, and both are good outcomes. It is not a box […]
Why Mergers and Acquisitions Fail
Most acquisitions do not deliver what the buyer expected, and the reasons repeat. Overreach, overpayment, two cultures nobody thought about, and an […]
How to sell a business online in the UK
Selling a business online means listing it on a marketplace rather than approaching buyers directly. It is quick and cheap to do, […]
How to Buy a Business Overseas
Buying a business abroad adds two things to an already complex process: a legal system you do not know, and distance. Neither […]