Sell Your Business

We help entrepreneurs plan and execute exits which achieve their goals

We help business owners to plan their exit and sell their business - achieving the deal they want. From exit planning, value building and preparing for sale - through to buyer identification, negotiation and completion - we are there every step of the way.

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Selling Your Business

Exit Strategy & Preparation

The first step is to get your business ready for the exit you want, reveal the potential value and the potential buyer options available. This process generates the exit strategy and goals for the transaction. In many cases, to engineer the desired outcome this process goes on to include optimising the organisational structure, profitability and getting your business ready for sale. This process can be quite quick, or can take many months depending on the unique objectives.

Buyer Identification

We take the exit strategy and create a bespoke map of potential trade, equity, family office and other strategic buyers (and their advisors). We do this through our unrivalled research capability and wide network, leaving no stone unturned. This highly focused approach means we proactively outreach to prospective buyers to bring parties to the table who would be aligned and well-positioned - with confidentiality at the core of our methodology.

Negotiation & Completion

Once we have generated interest from prospective buyers and verified their intended deal structure and funding arrangements, we work with you to explore each of the offers received. From there, we support negotiations from initial intent through to the final agreement. We coordinate due-diligence and offer commercial advice to complement your legal and accountancy advisors – being at your side right through to completion.

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Boutique Approach with Unrivalled Reach & Expertise

Intentional Outcomes

We help you understand your strategic options and reverse-engineer your desired outcome.

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Buyer Targeting

We target the right prospective buyers through proprietary outreach and expert research.

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Experienced Deal Team

Our team has unrivalled experience in private sector M&A within trade and private equity ventures.

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Clear, Fair Fees

Our fees are fair and engineered to align our objectives for an optimal exit whilst ensuring mutual commitment to the process.

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Confidential Process

Director-Led

Value Motivated

Experienced Team

End-to-End Support

Proactive Approach

Unrivalled Buyer Reach

Unwavering Focus

Clear & Fair Fees

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Why Work With CJPI?

Selling your business is a pivotal decision but too often, founders become consumed by the process, losing focus on growth and value creation. We ensure that doesn’t happen.

Our team helps founders navigate the complexities of a deal while maximising competitive tension. A strong value proposition is critical, with more than 50% of businesses are acquired by buyers the seller had never considered. Relying on inbound interest alone risks missing the best outcome.

Our proactive, research-driven approach discreetly engages strategic buyers, crafting compelling narratives that drive competition. Our extensive network and deep market intelligence ensure no stone is left unturned.

What sets us apart is the combination of expert dealmakers and commercially astute consultants who think like entrepreneurs. We work with you from start to finish, ensuring full alignment with your goals while relentlessly driving value at every stage.

When we partner with a client, we’re fully committed to delivering the best possible outcome. Your success is our focus, every step of the way.

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What Sets us Apart?

On Your Side, And Only Your Side

When working with you ‘sell-side’, we're exclusively on your side and only on your side.

Research-led Approach

We identify prospective buyers and bring the opportunity to them through unmatched research.

Entrepreneurial, Commercial Advice

We bring a practical experience-backed perspective focused around your unique objectives.

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We offer complementary initial advice in relation to your business, it’s potential value and what you may need to consider to achieve your desired exit. Please complete the form below to request your free strategy call.

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FAQ

Before selling your business, we will need to establish your objectives and expectations, as well as align your company’s operations to satisfy what a buyer might be looking for. This could include structuring and strengthening your workforce, as well as clarifying the status of any contracts and leases held by your company.

This forms part of our solution in the form of an exit strategy and preparing your business for the sale you wish to achieve.

Once you have accepted an offer for your company, you will go through the formal process of due diligence with the buyer. This is a comprehensive process that allows buyers to confirm the assumptions they have made about the financial and operational standing of your company.

To facilitate a smooth process, ensure all liabilities are paid off or disclosed and be prepared to share the necessary financial documents that confirm the company’s status. Buyers will also look to review assets, contracts, and any intellectual property the company holds, along with your company’s insurance policies.

We will help you to agree a due diligence scope with the buyer and to ensure the documentation is pulled together to facilitate this.

Yes, you will need to obtain independent legal advice in relation to the final sale agreement and legal due diligence. Even if you are selling to a friend or relative you will still need a lawyer to provide the necessary legal and tax advice and prepare the final sale documentation. You can choose your own lawyer who we will work alongside for the commercial negotiations, or we can recommend a lawyer.

You will also need input from your company accountant in relation to the finances, but we coordinate and support this process.

This will depend on the structure of your final agreement with the buyer. If you have received private equity investment, you may have decided to stay at the company in a leadership role after you have sold the controlling stake. In a trade sale, you might wish to remain for an agreed period of time for a handover period or on a consultancy basis. Or it may simply be time for you to step away and start reaping the rewards of your hard work.

Ultimately, we will work with you to ensure your business is structured in a way which seeks to achieve the desired outcome.