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Buying a Business
A Practical Guide to Finding, Evaluating and Acquiring the Right Company
Buying a business can change your future. This book helps you work through the decisions that make the difference: which company to buy, what to pay, how to negotiate and what happens after completion.
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15 practical chaptersWorked examplesChapter tools & checklistsFrom search to ownership
BUY WELL. NEGOTIATE SMART. BUILD VALUE.See the opportunity.
See the opportunity.
Understand the deal.
A good acquisition needs more than an attractive asking price. You need to understand how the business makes money, what depends on the seller, where the risks sit and how much cash you will need after the deal.
Buying a Business takes you through that process in plain English. It connects the commercial, financial and legal questions, using examples and practical tools you can apply as your acquisition develops.
Written for first-time buyers, entrepreneurs, investors and owners looking to grow through acquisition.
Test the asking price
Look beyond headline profit, and understand cash and working capital.
Negotiate a better deal
Connect the price, funding, payment terms and protections.
Take ownership with a plan
Prepare for completion, handover and your first 100 days.
Your next acquisition starts with a better understanding.Buying a Business · PDF download · £12.99
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WHAT’S IN THE BOOKThe whole journey,
The whole journey,
chapter by chapter.
From your first acquisition idea to deciding when to walk away.
- Why Buy a Business?
- Defining the Right Acquisition
- Finding Acquisition Opportunities
- Getting Yourself Ready as a Buyer
- How Business Acquisitions Actually Happen
- Reading the Seller’s Story
- First-Pass Screening
- Valuation Without Illusions
- Deal Structure and Offer Terms
- Negotiating Heads of Terms
- Due Diligence That Matters
- Acquisition Finance
- The Share Purchase Agreement in Plain English
- Completion and the First 100 Days
- When to Walk Away
Martin O’DonoghueFounder & Solicitor, DocuDraft
ABOUT THE AUTHORLegal experience.
Legal experience.
Business perspective.
Martin O’Donoghue is an MBA-qualified corporate and M&A lawyer with top 10 law firm experience. He has been ranked in The Legal 500.
His experience spans private-company acquisitions, financing and investment. Here, he brings those subjects back to the practical decisions you face as a buyer.
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Start with the knowledge.
Build from there.
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