Your legacy, carried forward your way.
Exit Strategy Partners prepares both company and owner before the sale process begins.
Ownership transitions require timely preparation.
When ownership changes without timely preparation, it affects price, process and the future of the business. Strategic options narrow, and control shifts from the owner to circumstances. Timely preparation is about retaining control — and strengthening the value built over a lifetime of work.
PwC Corporate Finance shows that transactions supported by a sell-side adviser have historically resulted in a 26% higher sale price
Clarity Before Action
The process begins with you as the owner — your wishes, your boundaries and your considerations. From there, the company’s position, risks and value potential are analysed systematically. The result is a prioritised action plan that gives you control before irreversible decisions are made.
Understand how a potential buyer will assess your business.
On the seller’s side
For most owner-managers, an ownership transition happens only once. The market for business transfers has its own actors, models and incentives. M&A fees in the SME segment typically range between 3–8% of transaction value.
Without preparation, uncertainty increases — and with it the complexity of the process.
Exit Strategy Partners acts as an independent representative of the seller and advises on the selection of advisers, process structuring and the definition of key terms.
Experience from the
owner-manager’s perspective
Exit Strategy Partners is built on experience from senior leadership roles in owner-managed businesses — including third-generation companies, interim leadership and turnaround situations.
The work stems from situations where decisions had real consequences for owners, employees and the future of the business.
That means the approach is grounded in responsibility and commercial reality — not in standard models or presentation decks.
Exit Readiness™ Is a Structured Gap Analysis
This stage identifies the gap between the company’s current level and the level required to execute an effective and well-managed M&A process — commercially, financially, legally and organisationally.\n\nExit Execution translates the analysis into concrete improvements and deliverables.\nDocumentation is established. Structure and governance are strengthened. Key decisions are formalised and brought to a level that can withstand external scrutiny.\n\nExit Process is activated during the sale phase.\nThe M&A firm (mandate holder) runs the sale process. Exit Process advises on the selection of the right M&A firm, assists in negotiating terms on behalf of the seller and ensures a consistent and transparent information base for all parties.\n\nFollowing Exit Readiness and Exit Execution, the company is materially better positioned to enter an M&A process.\nThe result is a lower risk of price reductions and renegotiation, and a cost structure that reflects the company’s actual complexity.
Exit Readiness™
Clarity Before the Sale Process.
Exit Readiness™ is a structured assessment of the company’s sale readiness from a buyer’s perspective. The assessment is based on documentation and concrete criteria — not assumptions. The result is a prioritised action plan that highlights risks, dependencies and value drivers before a structured sale process begins.
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Many owner-managers contact us several years before a potential sale. Depending on the company’s structure and situation, the best preparations typically begin 2–5 years before a possible transaction.
The first conversation is a confidential and non-binding discussion of the company’s situation, the owner’s considerations and the options that realistically exist.
We typically review:
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The Company’s Position and Development
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The Owner’s Time Horizon and Objectives
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How Sale-Ready the Company Is
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Which Realistic Options Exist
The conversation typically lasts 45–60 minutes and is conducted confidentially, without cost or obligation.
Experience working with owner-managed businesses in preparation for sale, capital raising and ownership transition.
The work behind Exit Strategy Partners is built on many years of experience with owner-managed businesses in preparation for sale, capital raising and ownership transition.
This experience includes:
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Preparing Owner-Managed Businesses for Sale
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Structuring Businesses Before Investor Dialogue
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Working on Sale Readiness and Value Creation Ahead of A Sale Process
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Strategic and Operational Programmes Aimed at A Future Ownership Transition
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Completing the Sale of One’s Own Business as An Owner-Manager
The work has included businesses across industry, technology, construction and the creative sectors.
A first conversation is confidential, non-binding and focused on your situation, timing and options or fill out the form and we will get in touch with you
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