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Management buyouts

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For the Wilson Partners Corporate Finance team, these are our favourite transactions! We understand that completing a successful management buyout can be a stressful and complicated process for any management team looking to take more ownership of their business. Advice is critical right from the start to help you navigate the risks associated with negotiating with the owners and funders to achieve the optimal outcome.

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We have extensive experience covering all stages of MBOs, including:

Assessing overall feasibility

Negotiating with the seller/shareholders

Advising on business plan, information memorandum and forecast models

Determining the financial structure

Advising on the optimal tax structure and protections for management and the continuing business

Selecting appropriate debt and equity partners from our extensive network and negotiating the best structure and deal for the management, benchmarking terms and pricing

Project managing the entire deal from start through to completion

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Why select us as your advisor and partner?

What sets us apart is that we haven’t always just been advisors. Of course, we’ve successfully completed many transactions but our Directors have had their own businesses, been investors, worked at the highest levels in financing institutions and navigated the legal system. We promise a pragmatic, straight talking and commercial approach to help you achieve the best possible outcome.

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“MBO’s are a balancing act of finding a fair middle ground of acceptable value for both the vendor and the management team. We pride ourselves on the ability to find the right partner for management going forwards whilst delivering value for the vendor. A win-win for all.”

Dan James, Wilson Partners

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