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Sell-Side

The Same Business, a Million Pounds Apart: Trade vs Private Equity

Two offers, same accounts, a million pounds between them. How trade buyers and private equity actually build their numbers.

Sell-Side

What Your Homecare Business Is Worth - and How to Exit Within Three Years

UK domiciliary care is a £15bn market and consolidating fast. How homecare businesses are valued, and the three realistic routes out.

Property Finance

Refinancing a Hotel: Where It Actually Goes Wrong

Full rooms do not make a refinance admin. The two valuation figures, the brand agreement, and why you start six months out.

Property Finance

Twenty-Eight Days: How a Mistimed Move Kills an Auction Purchase

You are legally committed the moment the hammer falls. Where auction purchases actually stall, and the one decision that decides them.

Sell-Side

Earn-Outs: How They Pay Out and How You Are Taxed

Most earn-outs pay a fraction of the headline. The 21p reality, the five protections that matter, and the UK tax traps to fix before signing.

Strategy

Deal Origination: How the Best Targets Are Found Before They Are for Sale

The businesses worth buying are rarely on a list. How proprietary sourcing works, why un-auctioned deals price better, and when to start the target list.

Sell-Side

What Your Nursery Is Worth - and Why Buyers Are Suddenly Circling

Consolidators are chasing nursery owners. How day nurseries are really valued, and why the first offer is rarely the best.

Sector Report

The UK Assisted Living Opportunity

A comprehensive analysis of the UK integrated retirement community sector. Demographics, revenue models, and what it takes to enter.

February 2026
Buy-Side

Buying a UK Business from India: The Practical Guide

The money route, the deal process, and the four chokepoints nobody warns you about - on both sides.

13 June 2026
Property Finance

What's Actually Happening to Your Loan Application

Three weeks of silence isn't a mystery - it's a process. What lenders actually do with your file, and how to get to a yes.

12 June 2026
Buy-Side

Buying a Physiotherapy Practice: What Actually Matters

A buyer's guide to the UK physio market - where the value really sits, what to check, and how to keep it after completion.

10 June 2026
Strategy

Buy & Build: A Practitioner's Playbook

From target identification to post-acquisition integration - what actually works.

28 December 2025
Sell-Side

Preparing Your Business for Sale: What to Do 12–18 Months Before

Why the work starts a year or more before the buyer appears - and exactly what to do with that time.

8 December 2025
Due Diligence

Beyond the Checklist: What Good Due Diligence Looks Like

What the buyer is really checking, where deals get into trouble, and how to come through it.

15 November 2025
Valuation

Understanding Business Valuation: Beyond the Headline Number

How buyers actually arrive at a number - and why the headline price is rarely what you take home.

2 October 2025

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