Trevor Stevenson-Platt

What is financial due diligence: keep your price, keep your pride

You got an offer. You felt the rush. Then the buyer sent a team to poke at everything. The number on that term sheet is not the number you’ll walk away with. What happens next decides whether you sell for pride or for regret. Right now, you might be

The locked box mechanism: sell once, keep your price

You sell your company twice: once on the handshake, and again when the lawyers haggle over price. Most founders lose money in that second sale. The locked box mechanism stops that quiet drain. Here’s the truth: deal certainty beats headline price. If you want a clean exit, this switch

Turn synergies in M&A into your price, not their bonus

You don’t get paid for what your business is. You get paid for what it’s worth inside a bigger machine. That’s the raw truth about M&A synergies—and where founders either create a windfall or leave a silent fortune on the table. Here’s the

Synergies M&A: How to Make Buyers Pay for Day One Gains

You are not being bought for what you built; you are being bought for what they can build on top of it. That’s the quiet truth most founders miss. Get this, and the rest of your exit gets easier. Here’s why it matters. Buyers don’t pay for

Share Sale v Asset Sale: The choice that makes or breaks your exit

You only sell your company once. How you sell it writes the next chapter of your life. Get it right, and you walk away lighter, richer, proud. Get it wrong, and you keep paying—tax, time, and attention—for a business you no longer own. A founder I know had

Family Business Succession Plans that make buyers compete

You built something real. Not a logo, not a pitch deck. A business that feeds families and pays mortgages. Now the hard part isn’t making it bigger. It’s letting it go—without letting it die. Here’s the hard truth. Most founders leave money, reputation, and relationships on

Strategic M&A: Sell the future, not your numbers

You don’t sell a company. You sell a future they can’t create without you. From a distance, a great exit looks clean. Up close, it’s human, messy, and decided in the first few conversations with the right buyer. Here’s the truth most founders learn too late:

EBITDA Company Valuation: Raise Your Multiple by Slashing Risk

You built something hard. Now you’re thinking about selling. Everywhere you look, people say, “Take EBITDA, slap on a multiple, and boom—there’s your number.” Here’s the truth: that shortcut hides the one force that decides your payday—perceived risk. Buyers don’t pay for past profit.

Profitability EBITDA: The One Metric That Multiplies Your Exit

You built something real. Now buyers will judge it on one thing—not your top line, not your brand, not your charisma. It’s the money your business truly makes and will keep making. Your EBITDA story will either multiply your exit or shrink it. Here’s the blunt truth:

Price Follows Certainty: How M&A consulting services Maximise Exits

You built this thing from nothing. You know where every dollar came from and the quirks behind every win. Then a buyer shows up, and suddenly your story is told on someone else’s terms. That’s where deals die—or fortunes are made. Why this matters right now Timing

The benefits of M&A: Sell for leverage, keep upside, grow faster

You didn’t build a business to get tired and quit. You built it to create options. Selling isn’t the end. It’s a lever. Handled right, it turns your hard work into time, money, and momentum you can feel. Here’s the truth: the best exits aren’t

4 Business Exit Planning Books That Maximise Your Exit

You only sell once. Read that again. Most founders learn how to exit while exiting, then leave years of effort and a stack of cash on the table. Here’s the truth I wish someone had told me earlier: the right ideas, read at the right time, change your price,