Corporate Finance

Buying or selling a business?
Need assistance with raising finance?
Want to develop a strategy for growth?

We will provide you with all of the support and advice you need. Our business and financial consultant team collectively, has over 35 years experience of advising owner–managed and family businesses. Are you:

Selling a business
With extensive experience in planning and executing the disposal of privately-owned businesses, our financial consultants focus on business risks and potential to increase value as precursors to a successful exit.

Buying a business
We will produce tailored acquisition ideas and opportunities for you. Once targets have been identified, we can assist with confidential approaches and help with due diligence and fundraising and buying a business online.

Fundraising
Our chartered accountants and financial consultants ensure that the financial structure of the business is appropriate for your business strategy.

MBOs and Succession
We offer excellent and strategic advice, involving our tax colleagues, during what can be a difficult time for management and shareholders alike.

Financial Due Diligence
Using plain English, we will offer you clear and frank advice. We will identify and assess key issues facing the business and the drivers behind maintainable earnings. We will review tax and other financial issues requiring incorporation into legal documentation.

Commercial Input to Legal Contracts and Agreements
We provide advice on shareholders agreements and help you choose a solicitor as well as assist in changes of share capital or business structure.

EIS and SEIS
EIS and SEIS regimes are designed to help smaller high-risk trading companies (broadly start-up companies) to raise finance by offering a range of tax relief to investors. There are several rules that must be adhered to by the investor for the scheme to be successful and to retain any relevant tax reliefs. Find out more, download and read our guide to the basics here.

For more information please contact Dominic Bourquin on 01225 472800.