Owner-managed business
You own it and you run it.
Sell-Side Advisory
A disciplined process, run for one side of the table.
Sell-side advisory in South Africa. We work exclusively for sellers - owners, founders, shareholders, and management teams. Our role is to position your business, run a structured process, and deliver a clean outcome.
Is this right for you?
We represent sellers in a range of situations. You may recognise your own.
Family business
A legacy worth protecting.
Succession or retirement
Ready to step back.
Seeking the right buyer
Strategic or financial.
Management buyout
Your team wants in.
BEE partner
Exploring a B-BBEE deal.
Approached by a buyer
Someone is already knocking.
Any sector
Manufacturing to healthcare to tech.
If one of these sounds like you, let us talk.
The Process
End-to-end sell-side advisory in South Africa.
A disciplined, repeatable path from first mandate to final signature - structured to protect value and keep you in control at every stage.
Speak to the team →- 01
Deal preparation
We agree the engagement and scope objectives, ready financials, operations and documentation for buyer scrutiny, and craft the information memorandum, teaser and supporting collateral.
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Market engagement
A curated buyer list is approached under strict confidentiality, followed by management meetings, site visits and Q&A - managed end to end.
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Due diligence
Buyer scrutiny is run through a controlled data room, with information flow and requests coordinated to keep the process moving.
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Execution and close
Offers are evaluated and price, terms and structure negotiated, then documentation and signing are driven to a clean outcome.
What to expect
Most processes run approximately 6-24 months. Confidentiality is maintained throughout via curated buyer outreach and tightly managed information flow. Your day-to-day involvement is structured - there are key moments where your input is critical, and long stretches where we manage the process on your behalf.
Execution partner
Your mandate is supported by our execution partner, Deal Desk Advisory, part of the same group. This is not an offshore back office. Deal Desk is based in South Africa and led by senior principals with many years in M&A and hundreds of transactions behind them. They know this market, the buyers in it and what it takes to get a deal closed here.
Partner Network
Beyond the sale, our partner network brings capability across finance, tax, legal, valuation, technology and operational readiness. If a business is not yet ready for market, we can help get it there.
FAQs
Questions sellers ask us.
How long does a typical sell-side process take?
Most processes run approximately 6-24 months from mandate to close, depending on readiness and buyer dynamics.
How are fees structured?
There are two parts. An engagement fee, payable on signature, which is non-refundable. And a success fee on completion, which is the material part of our fee. There is no withdrawal fee. Specifics are scoped per mandate.
How is confidentiality maintained?
Buyers sign NDAs before any sensitive information is shared, and our outreach is curated - not broad-market.
How prepared does my business need to be?
Most businesses benefit from a preparation phase. Where significant preparation is needed, our partner network can help get the business ready before we go to market.
Will I have to leave the business after the sale?
Not necessarily. Founder transition terms are negotiated as part of the deal - earn-outs, handovers, and continued involvement are all common.
What does success look like?
A transaction that reflects the value of what you have built, on terms you are comfortable with - and that closes cleanly.
Contact
Start the conversation.
Talk to us in confidence, with no obligation and no cost until you appoint us. An initial call is the simplest way to understand whether a sale process makes sense for your business, now or later.
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