Private capital business – exit options

A range of choices to suit vendor and buyer needs

When an entrepreneur decides that it is time to exit their business, determining the strategy for executing the exit will be one of the key decisions to be made. The vendor will need to land on an exit option that suits their objectives of achieving liquidity from their business asset. Equally the exit strategy will need to take into consideration the potential buyer’s expectations, commercial objectives and access to funding to execute the transaction. We have explored the various options for a private vendor to exit their business. At the outset of formulating the exit strategy, the vendor should consider all the options set out in the scale below and seek to narrow down the options that suit them and their potential buyer pool.