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News
September 2010
Business owners wanting to hoist the ‘for sale’ sign in order to spend more time with their families and friends, or even move on to their next project, often turn to their accountant as the first crucial step to selling their greatest asset, which may not always be...
News
September 2010
Dr Mike Sweeting, one of the UK’s most renowned business advisers, is set to show professional advisers on the South Coast how they can best advise their clients to exit their businesses at a special event being held next week.   The Headof Partnering for...
Insights
June 2010
The UK is stubbornly refusing to follow some of its closest trading partners out of recession and into growth. Despite this however, and as this recession runs its course, our experience continues to be somewhat at odds with reporting and we have much to be optimistic about....
Insights
December 2009
Though not of their making, family firms will play a vital role in the economic recovery from the current recession – they are major contributors of new job and wealth creation. Innovative, resilient and adaptable, succession is not always right or practicable for a family...
Insights
December 2009
Most of our clients will only ever undertake one business sale, but exactly what does a serial deal-maker think of the BCMS Corporate approach? Paul Daniels is what some would call a serial entrepreneur, he admits that what he is best at is seeing solutions to problems,...
Insights
July 2009
The nature of our business gives us very precise information on current business activity in the UK, amongst both SME’s and larger corporates. I have to say that our observations are often at variance with the so-called “official statistics.” The trouble with...
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May 2009
We are very bullish about China and are driven by two primary objectives: To replicate what we do in the UK for business owners in China and to provide BCMS Corporate clients in the UK and elsewhere with a distinct advantage if the most suitable buyer happens to be a Chinese...
Insights
April 2009
Because of the vendor warranties and indemnities contained in the ‘Sale and Purchase Agreement‘ and subsequent ‘Disclosure Letter’, some acquirers and their advisers are over reliant on them as a replacement for a thorough consideration of the merits of a...
Insights
April 2009
Without doubt, politically and economically, China will continue to grow in importance, a day rarely passes now where China doesn’t feature in news and business section headlines, but how can companies develop opportunities in China? The attention being paid to China is...
Insights
December 2008
Deal Leader Glen Mallaby provides an insight into how skilled and experienced deal management prevented inexperienced legal representatives potentially causing the breakdown of a sale. “Our client, a manufacturer and service agent, chose to use their own lawyer for the...