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 […]
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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.
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 […]
How to Build a Business That Someone Will Want to Buy
Most businesses are not saleable in their current form. That is not a criticism, it is what happens when a company grows […]