Already tried to sell your business?
If the process has stalled, let Jetland take a fresh look.
A business can fail to sell for many reasons. It does not necessarily mean there is anything wrong with the company. Sometimes expectations were too high. Sometimes a buyer withdrew. Often the business needs some minor changes to make it more salesable. Sometimes a process simply lost momentum. If you still want to sell, Jetland will look at the position directly and tell you whether we believe a workable transaction is possible.
No obligation. Discussions are confidential.
If the material already exists, use it
Already have an IM?
Send it to us together with the latest available financial information. We can normally establish very quickly whether it is worth progressing.
Send us your IMIf an adviser is currently appointed
If you currently have an adviser or broker appointed, or have recently ended an agreement with one, tell us at the outset. We will not ask you to breach an existing mandate and if you have a broker already contracted, we will respect their positioning — even if we acquire you directly.
A call. A visit. A formal offer. Usually within 7–10 days.
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A call.
A confidential conversation about the business as it stands today, what happened in the previous process and what you would still like to achieve.
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A visit.
If there appears to be a fit, we meet you and see the business properly rather than forming a view from paperwork alone.
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A formal offer.
Where we want to proceed, we will normally put a written proposal to you within 7–10 days of first contact.
If the proposal works for both sides, lawyers and due diligence follow at an agreed pace.
Any proposal is non-binding and subject to normal due diligence, funding where applicable and legal documentation. The 7–10 day timescale refers to a written proposal, not to legal completion.
A process that ended is not the same as a business that cannot be sold
In our experience, a sale that did not complete usually comes down to a small number of practical reasons rather than anything fundamental about the company.
Price
The figure the business was marketed at did not match what buyers were willing to pay, and the gap was never revisited.
Structure
The parties agreed a value in principle but could not agree how and when it would be paid, or what the owner's role would be afterwards.
The buyer
The buyer withdrew, lost funding, or turned out not to be a serious acquirer once diligence began.
Momentum
The process ran long, the accounts moved on, attention returned to trading and the sale quietly stopped.
Send the information you already have, or start with a call. We will give you a straight answer either way.
Let Jetland take a fresh look.
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David Landsberg
Managing Partner, Jetland LLP