Selling · In confidence
You built it. You get to decide who hears about it.
Many owners we talk to have not told their accountant, let alone their staff. That is fine. Tell us a little about the business in a two-minute form — turnover, roughly what it makes, how many people. If it is one we could buy, the person who would buy it calls you, at a time you choose. If it is not, we tell you so, and why.
No fee payable to MAW
No fee, no commission, no percentage to us. We are the buyer. Your own advisers' costs are separate and remain yours.
Kept in confidence
Your enquiry goes to Mark. Funders and advisers hear of it only with your written permission. Your staff, customers and suppliers hear nothing from us.
A straight answer
If yours is not one for us, we say so on the call, and why.
How a sale to MAW works
There is no broker in the middle unless you choose to bring one. This is what happens when you deal with us direct.
| Question | Direct with MAW |
|---|---|
| What it costs you | No fee payable to MAW. Your own accountant's and solicitor's costs are separate and remain yours. |
| Who learns about the sale, and when | Mark, first. With your written permission, the funders and advisers he needs to complete a purchase. Nobody else hears of it from us, including your staff, customers and suppliers. |
| How long it takes | It depends on financing, due diligence and the advisers on both sides. We give you a realistic timeline once we have seen the accounts. |
| When lawyers come in | Heads of terms are agreed before either side instructs lawyers. Taking your own accountant's or solicitor's advice early is sensible. |
| Who you talk to | Mark Warren, the director who would buy it. |
Is yours the kind we buy?
B2B services, engineering, specialist trades, distribution and facilities. Repeat customers, and a team that turns up whether or not the owner does.
Turnover from £1.5m is our usual range. Businesses between £1m and £1.5m are considered case by case, so tell us about yours anyway.
What is my business worth? Two minutes. No sign-up, and nothing goes on a list.- Turnover
- £1.5m – £25m
- Profit, after adjustments
- £350,000 +
- Years trading
- 10 +
- Someone who can run it
- Already there
Selling · In confidence
Tell us about your business
Nothing to sign, kept in confidence, no fee payable to MAW.
If you would like a figure before we speak, the valuation tool takes two minutes and the result comes to you and to Mark.
How it goes, start to finish
A conversation
A two-minute form, then twenty minutes on the phone at a time you pick.
A valuation
From your own accounts, with the workings shown.
Heads of terms
The shape of the deal agreed before either side instructs lawyers. Early advice from your own accountant or solicitor is sensible.
Completion
Timing depends on financing, due diligence and the advisers on both sides. We tell you the realistic timeline once we have seen the accounts.