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Insights

What owners should know before they sell

Terms, timelines and valuation questions from practice. Written for people selling for the first time.

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Process · 5 min read

Selling a company: how the process actually works

From preparation to the day the money arrives: how a mid-market sale process runs, what each phase takes, and where it typically stalls.

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Valuation · 3 min read

Company valuation: how buyers actually calculate

Multiples, adjusted earnings and the bridge from enterprise value to what reaches your account, explained without the textbook detour.

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Reference · 3 min read

M&A glossary for owners

The vocabulary of a sale process, explained in plain language: business model, law and transaction, valuation and finance.

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