Maximise the value of your business

​How do you scale with purpose and prepare your business before taking it to market?

We’ve been selling businesses successfully for over 35 years, so we know what makes businesses attractive and what doesn’t.

For clients with a runway of a few years before sale, we start working early with them to add huge value and certainty to the eventual sale.

Maximise the value of your business

How we increase business value

Initium® Value Maximiser is a strategic programme that enhances your company’s attractiveness, scalability, and saleability – so you can command a higher valuation and achieve the exit you deserve.

Here are the key steps in the process:

Business Valuation

Step 1: Business Valuation

Initium Value® Assessment provides you with an accurate figure of what your business is worth and where the potential to add value is.

Know your objectives

Step 2: Know your objectives

We explore what you want for yourself, your family and your team when you exit, so we can help you to get there.

Shape your business

Step 3: Shape your business

From preparing financials and strengthening client contracts to building your team, we’ll help you shape your business to make it more attractive to potential buyers.

Time your approach

Step 4: Time your approach

Our sector expertise helps to determine the perfect timing to go to market to gain maximum value.

We’ll advise you when the moment is right and find your perfect buyer.

Make your market

Step 5: Make your market

Creating a competitive buyer situation is the best way to drive up value and speed up your sale. We think laterally to find more potential buyers, creating a competitive market.

Value Maximiser benefits

Together, we’ll shape your business to be fully transaction ready, helping you to get maximum value at the optimum time. Our tailored programme offers many benefits.

Commercial

Commercial

Identify strategic growth initiatives that will enhance your company’s  attractiveness.

Financial

Financial

Set ambitious but achievable goals and measure progress.

Organisational

Organisational

Implement resource planning and develop your leadership team and company culture.

Risk reduction

Risk reduction

Get your business in the best possible shape for a sale process, making the transaction easier.

Unlock your full potential

With the right advisor and the right preparation  you can unlock huge value in your business. Scott Russell shares his experience of growing and selling Network Europe Group.

Value Maximiser success stories

Scientific instruments

Geotek sold to Judges Scientific plc

Compliance services

Evolution Water Services Limited sold to Phenna Group

Medical Communications

Spirit Medical Communications sold to OPEN Health

Planning your exit?

How much is your business really worth today?

Initium® Value Assessment

Our Value Assessment service gives you a clear, objective view of your company’s current position in the market.  By understanding what makes your business attractive in the eyes of potential buyers early on, you can shape your growth trajectory with clarity and purpose, and make stronger strategic decisions along the way.

We’ll help you uncover how acquirers view your business, the multiples you could achieve and your strengths and weaknesses from a buyer’s perspective.

Find out about current M&A activity within your sector and reveal how much your business could be worth today with a Value Assessment

Sell your business on your terms

Initium transaction advisory services

Selling your business is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. For many of our clients, it’s the defining transaction of their lives. Getting it right the first time is essential.

With over 35 years’ experience and more than £3 billion in successful sales, our transaction advisory team helps entrepreneurs realise their exit ambitions and secure the future they’ve always envisioned.

We guide you to the right buyer, delivering the best fit, the best value, and the best outcome for you, your business, and your people.  Take the first step towards a successful sale today.