Bernard Baxter is committed to providing an efficient, structured and professional approach to selling your business. Please find below a series of steps that describes the end to end process of selling your business.

Business Sale Step by Step

1. You decide that you wish to sell your business.
2. You contact Bernard Baxter.
3. A Bernard Baxter lead consultant discusses your business and highlights our service and process.
4. Bernard Baxter then performs market research and calculates a valuation, free of charge.
5. You decide that you want to proceed with Bernard Baxter to sell your Business.
6. A Business Brokerage agreement is then signed.
7. You provide Bernard Baxter with the company information (Annual Accounts, Asset list etc).
8. A Sales Memorandum is prepared by Bernard Baxter Business Brokers. 
9. Bernard Baxter advertises your business for sale confidentially.
10. Bernard Baxter undertakes market & database research to locate, approach and qualify targeted purchasers.
11. Confidentiality agreements are secured with prospective purchasers, prior to any further information being provided.
12. Bernard Baxter manages all communication with the prospective purchasers and responds to questions.
13. Bernard Baxter reviews all business purchase offers with you.
14. A buyer is selected to move forward with regards to the purchase of  the business.
15. You accept a successful offer for the acquisition of your business. 
16. A discreet buyer visit is arranged by Bernard Baxter.
17. The buyer performs buyer due diligence.
18. You appoint a legal representative.
19. A Heads of Terms Agreement is drawn up by your legal representative. 
20. Further Buyer Due Diligence and sales negotiations take place, managed by Bernard Baxter. 
21. A Sale & Purchase Agreement is drafted by your legal representative then signed by the you and the purchaser. 
22. The Business sale has now been successfully completed, by Bernard Baxter effectively managing the sale of the business.