How do I source a business acquisition?

Have you already done some research in to the businesses for sale market ?

Is it your first foray into searching and you don’t know where to start ?

Have you got a specific target business in your sights but you haven’t been able to progress too far ?

Are you not being taken seriously by sellers advisers ?

Are you struggling to gain traction in your business purchase journey ?

Have funders rejected your attempts to explore a transaction with them due to lack of capital ?

The biggest challenge private buyers face is gaining credibility and traction with the sell side advisers. Private buyers are not taken too seriously by sellers advisers as they are deemed to be the poor relation to a trade or private equity buyer. There is some truth in this idea; the reason being that funders need a reasonable amount of capital to be invested by the private individual, often over £100,000. Many buyers do not have this level of capital available. Combined with this, there are a number of historic examples which point to the fact that transactions completed by private buyers don’t always succeed for the long term.

But Valius is attempting to change this. By becoming part of our buyer community, you are automatically seen to have credibility with the advisers and this will help you to gain the traction required to get your business purchase process moving at speed. By being a member, you can engage directly with the deal leader from the sellers advisers and liaise with them through your own private buyer hub within the Valius portal.