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About the business
- Legal and trading name; company number and registered office where applicable.
- Business location(s), website and principal activities.
- Ownership structure and shareholders.
- Trading history and key milestones.
- Reason for considering a sale and preferred timetable.
Financial information
- Turnover, gross profit, EBITDA/operating profit and other agreed headline figures for recent years.
- Recurring revenue and customer concentration where relevant.
- Assets, liabilities, borrowing and material commitments.
- Management remuneration and owner adjustments where relevant.
- Forecasts and current trading where available.
Operations
- Employees and key management.
- Principal customers, suppliers and contracts.
- Premises and property commitments.
- Systems, intellectual property, licences and accreditations.
- Material legal, regulatory, insurance or compliance matters.
The proposed transaction
- Sale of shares, assets or other preferred structure if known.
- Whether the owner intends to remain involved after sale.
- Indicative expectations regarding value, consideration or deal structure, if the Vendor wishes to state them.
- Any known restrictions on disclosure or transfer.
Confidentiality and accuracy
Information is supplied to enable ExEx and prospective buyers to evaluate the opportunity. The Vendor should identify estimates or unverified figures and promptly correct material inaccuracies. Sensitive information may be released progressively rather than all at once.
Professional review
Completion of this questionnaire is not a valuation, legal review, tax review or due diligence exercise. Professional advisers should verify matters appropriate to the eventual transaction.