How to Buy a Waste Management Company in the UK
Waste management has the two things acquirers look for: contracted revenue and demand that holds up when the economy does not. It […]
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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.
Acquisition as a Growth Strategy: From Startup to Scale
Acquiring is one of the faster ways to grow, and one of the easier ways to overreach. It makes most sense when […]
How to Identify the Right Acquisition Targets
A good acquisition target is not just a good business. It is a good business that fits what you are trying to […]
IP Problems to Check Before You Acquire a Business
Intellectual property is one of the quieter ways an acquisition goes wrong. Ownership is often messier than the seller believes: software written […]
How to Buy a Self Storage Business in the UK
Self storage attracts buyers for obvious reasons: recurring income, low staffing, and customers who stay far longer than they intend to. The […]
How to Assess a Seller’s Financial Health Before You Buy
Accounts tell you what happened. Reading them properly tells you whether it will keep happening. The things that matter to a buyer […]
How to Buy an Adhesives Business in the UK
Adhesives is a specialist chemicals market with sticky customers, in every sense. Products get specified into a customer’s process, which makes switching […]
How to Buy a Packaging Business in the UK
Packaging sits behind almost every product sold, which makes it defensive, and it is consolidating, which makes it competitive to buy into. […]
How to Buy a CNC Machining Business in the UK
CNC machining businesses tend to come with real assets, skilled people and a customer list that took years to build. That combination […]
How to Announce an Acquisition to Staff and Customers
Telling people about an acquisition is a timing problem as much as a communication one. Say it too early and you risk […]
Merger or Acquisition: Which Is Right for Your Business
Scaling up usually comes down to a choice: combine with another business, or buy one. They are not the same decision. A […]
Managing People Through an Acquisition
Most acquisitions that disappoint do so for reasons involving people rather than numbers. Two workforces with different habits, managers who were not […]