DLI Corporate & Advisory CEO, Andrew Bahlmann Reflecting on a conversation I had on Moneyweb  with Fifi Peters around the consortium angle on concluding deals, it seems like quite a few of the listed entities are offloading potentially non-core assets or higher value assets to pay down debt that they’ve accumulated over a couple of years through high growth phases pre-Covid. It’s quite an interesting dynamic to properly understand what makes up these consortiums. The biggest

You may not be looking to exit your business, but are you looking to grow? If so, selling a portion of your business as part of an aggressive growth strategy could be an option. Many recent success stories have come from deals where business owners sell a portion of their business to the right partner as part of a growth strategy. As a result, they realised the best of three worlds: de-risking, extracting wealth from their business and realising massive growth potential. Hav

It is only common sense to expect that anyone hoping to sell a used car would be sure to see that it was looking its best. Valeting and a minor service could ensure a quick sale and a good price. Because selling a company is a markedly more complex procedure, ensuring that everything is in order before approaching buyers is even more necessary. If you are a company owner and contemplating retirement or trying something new, you must find the right buyer. However, before you s

Business immigration is creating new opportunities for South Africans. There was a time when South Africa was a magnet for expatriates searching for a better life. The prospect of lower prices, well-paid jobs and larger homes with swimming pools and months of sunshine drew people from all walks of life to our shores. Many employers were even willing to pick up the tab for travel and temporary accommodation for those with skills in short supply locally and their families. More

Although this is a common enough question, it has no simple answer. It may be tempting to believe that selling a company should be very little different from selling a home. If only that were true! In practice, the two transactions are vastly different in most respects. Furthermore, those differences are perhaps most evident when one compares the factors that determine their valuation. Estate agents refer to recently documented sales when valuing domestic property. However, f

To the average business owner who may be planning to sell up or limit their involvement in the day-to-day details of its operation, the need to devise an exit strategy might appear to be an unnecessary task that could delay their plans. The term might seem more applicable to some clandestine special forces group’s plan to escape from an alien shore after an illegal incursion. However, in practice, this could be a dangerous misconception. Failure to devise and follow a suitabl