Start planning early – it can take months or years to prepare a business for sale and in doing so, ensuring that full value is obtained. Become better known in your industry – it can be very beneficial to have an active role in your industry...
Continue readingLocal businesses, Needham Chalks and Alliance Technical Laboratories Ltd, have been acquired by Bishop’s Stortford based Harlow Agricultural Merchants.The Needham Chalks business along with its quarries, have been sold to Harlow Agricultural Merchants (known to many as HAM) in an asset deal. HAM also acquired...
Continue readingM&A remained at historically low levels in the second quarter of 2012. “Its no real surprise that activity levels remain depressed overall given the continued economic uncertainty, though there is some improvement over Qtr 1 which is reassuring. We expect this slow recovery to continue – certainly...
Continue readingSpecialists in providing extensive support and advice on all aspects of buying and selling businesses, including exit readiness planning, Prism Corporate Broking have announced two more dates for their FREE half day seminar. Each seminar provides a detailed insight into how to maximise the value...
Continue readingAn article by Peter Watson One of the most common questions I get asked by owner managers who are considering selling their business – is whether the time is right. Market activity is undoubtedly a factor – though perhaps a less important one than the...
Continue readingUK based Oyster Group, whose companies include Oyster Marine Ltd, Oyster Brokerage Ltd and Southampton Yacht Services Ltd, has acquired the Oyster yacht division of EC Landamore & Co for an undisclosed sum. Prism’s Peter Watson assisted Anthony Landamore with the transaction, along with Greg...
Continue readingAn article by Prism’s Peter Watson 1. Get an early understanding of market value Financial forecasting needs to be realistic. Receiving an independent valuation at an early stage will ensure that you don’t receive an unwelcome surprise late in the day. 2. Be realistic about...
Continue readingThe latest published figures on M&A activity have been released this morning from the office of National Statistics. The figures make somewhat depressing reading – with acquisition activity down in each principal category – inward investment, outward investment and internal M&A – with both value...
Continue readingPrism Corporate Broking have facilitated the sale of Clacton based specialist packaging company, Turpins Packaging Group, to USA owned company, Accraply Inc. Founded some 42 years ago, Turpins design and manufacture high-performance shrink sleeve applicators marketed under the widely recognised Sleevit brand. Over the years...
Continue readingAfter trading for some 20 years, Bedfordshire-based Integra ICT took the strategic decision to further expand their business through acquisition. They chose to work with Prism Corporate Broking to help facilitate the purchase; Prism has a strong reputation for being the experts in ICT and...
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