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Sale readiness
What a TICC buyer will test: technical depth, accreditation, scheme ownership, key-person risk and the gaps worth closing before a process starts.
Services
Sell-side Advisory Support
The work that makes a testing, inspection or certification business ready to be sold.
Overview
We support owners of UK TICC businesses through a sale: readiness, the accreditation and people story a buyer will test, and stability through the process. Partner-led, and coordinated with your corporate finance advisers.
Founders and boards of UK testing, inspection, certification and compliance businesses preparing for a sale.
What it entails
The work, in practice
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Positioning & narrative
A clear account of the business, the team and the opportunity — consistent across management, data and the room.
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Process support
Counsel through buyer engagement, management presentations and the decisions that sit alongside the corporate finance work.
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People through the sale
Retention, communication and leadership stability so the business does not lose its value while it is being sold.
Other practices
Continue exploring
- 01M&A Origination and AdvisoryOrigination and counsel for acquisitions across UK testing, inspection, certification and compliance.
- 03Executive Search and NetworkingRetained search for technical, quality and commercial leaders in UK TICC.
- 04Integration & Transformation ConsultancyIntegration of laboratory, inspection and certification businesses after a deal.