management buy-outs

Given CCW was born from a management buy-out we feel we are particularly well placed to advise our clients on the process of a conducting a successful management buy out.

If you are currently running a successful business it is never too early to give some proper consideration to, and indeed begin planning, your exit. Often the most successful exit strategy for any business owner is to look to the new blood flowing though his or her’s business as the “purchasers” of the business. This has many advantages – not least an existing working relationship and joint knowledge of the business.

However, structuring a successful management buy out – or management buy in – will often involve months if not years of planning. Strategic decisions need to be made about recruitment, training and operational issues as well as timing of exit and role of the “owner” post buyout.   

We have acted for many clients who have both sold to their management and indeed have bought out their business from a previous position of management. Therefore, we understand the process from both sides of the deal.

Our MBO/MBI services include:

• strategic and operational exit planning;
• deal structuring and risk management;
• drafting, negotiating and implementing the deal documentation;
• due diligence management and risk assessment; and
• post-deal “monitoring” to ensure that the deal is a success for both exiting owners and new management.