Growing by
Acquisition
We are Shilling and we would like to buy a business for you!
Hungry for expansion and growth? Have you ever considered that growing by acquisition is perhaps the only way to double or even treble your business in a very short space of time?
Want to start a new business? Have you ever considered that buying an existing business with infrastructure and proven trading history would be a safer investment?
You should know:
We are not business brokers we are your long-term business partners.
Shilling does not market businesses for sale. We locate business that have proven track records over many years and acquire them as long-term investments for ourselves, our clients or our joint venture partners. Once an acquisition is made, we continue to provide accounting, finance and advice to keep you growing for the future.
It’s a big jump, but not a big cost.
Growing by acquisition is not only a faster and safer way to grow, but you will probably be very surprised to hear, it can be a much less costly option than investing in generic growth such as expanding sales teams, marketing strategies and infrastructure investment.
It can be financed.
It may be less costly to make an acquisition than to grow generically but sadly, it is not free. Every company we acquire must be purchased at fair value. The good news is that, working with our funding partners, we raise the money for you in a very similar way to buying a house with a mortgage. It’s all part of our service!
We know that you are very busy people.
This is why we do absolutely everything! We locate the most suitable acquisition target, negotiate the purchase terms, handle every aspect of the process until the day you get the keys. But we don’t stop there …
You are not alone.
Once a company is acquired, we can continue to work with you to secure and grow your new business. We can stay with you both as a shareholding partner and as your Shilling Support partner, providing accounting, advice, finance, and practical support.
Operating as a lone wolf.
If you are thinking of taking your first step into business ownership maybe it’s best not done as a new start-up or all on your own. May we suggest you consider becoming a Shilling Partner where we join forces with you to acquire a proven successfully trading business as a joint venture.
A note of caution…
It takes very special individuals to successfully take on the role of running a business. The responsibilities to your staff, customers, suppliers and HMRC are not insignificant. We do have a stringent vetting procedure to ensure we do not put the wrong people into situations that do not suit their abilities and experience.
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