The biggest financial transaction of your life deserves a proper plan.
Selling a business is the most complex transaction most owners will ever go through. The Emanda Exit Process toolkit breaks it into clear, manageable steps — and gives you everything you need to walk in prepared.
Know what needs to happen and when
Understand who the right buyers are and how to approach them
Tell your business’s story compellingly
Built automatically from the data you’ve already entered in Emanda
Know exactly what a buyer will ask for
Understand your leverage before you sit at the table
Complete your Business Health Check and Business Valuation to establish a clear baseline.
Emanda identifies the gaps between where you are and where a buyer needs you to be.
Work through the exit preparation journey step by step — at your own pace, with guided prompts.
Your data room is built automatically from the information you’ve already provided.
Go to market with documentation, a valuation, and a clear story to tell buyers.
It varies significantly depending on the business and the complexity of the transaction, but most advisers recommend starting the exit preparation process 12–24 months before your target exit date. The earlier you start, the more control you have over timing, price, and terms.
A data room is a secure, organised collection of all the documents a buyer will need during their due diligence process — financials, contracts, IP ownership, employee records, and more. Having a well-organised data room ready before a buyer requests it signals professionalism and speeds up the sale process significantly. Buyers who encounter a well-prepared data room are more confident in what they’re buying — and less likely to renegotiate on price.
No — but many owners work through the toolkit alongside their adviser. Emanda is designed to be used with or without a professional adviser. If you don’t have one, we can connect you with the right people.
Your business sale, planned from day one. Guiding business owners and their advisers through the full sale journey.