{"id":1409,"date":"2020-01-29T17:09:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T17:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/?page_id=1409"},"modified":"2020-03-02T22:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T22:54:44","slug":"national-directory-of-business-brokers-and-transaction-advisers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/national-directory-of-business-brokers-and-transaction-advisers\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK National Directory of Business Brokers and Transaction Advisers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK National Directory of Business Brokers<\/span>\u200b& Other Transaction Agents\u200b<\/span><\/h1>\n

All of the below firms act as agents for selling & buying businesses. We are your guide to the industry.<\/h4>\n

Business Brokers<\/span>Business Transfer Agents<\/span>\u200bBusiness Sale Agents<\/span>\u200bStrategy Consultants<\/span><\/span>M&A Advisories<\/span>\u200bCorporate Finance Firms<\/span>\u200bCommercial Real Estate Agents<\/span>\u200bSuccession Planners<\/span>Boutique Investment Banks\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>\u200bExit Planners<\/span>Equity Capital Market Advisers<\/span>\u200bTransaction Advisory Firms<\/span>iTABB is the organisation that sets the Code of Conduct that business brokers, transactions advisers & other intermediary firms subscribe to (voluntarily). We seek to represent the interests of our members and of the wider industry.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200bWhich is the right agent to sell your business?<\/h4>\n

\u200bThe UK National Directory of Business Brokers<\/a><\/h1>\n

Directory of agents selling smaller businesses<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

(Generally sub \u00a32m in turnover \/ enterprise value)<\/p>\n

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Directory of firms selling medium to large\u200b businesses<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

(Generally \u00a32m – \u00a350m in turnover \/ enterprise value)<\/p>\n

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\u200bFull range of professionals who sell or assist \/ advise on the sale of businesses<\/h4>\n

1. Business Transfer Agents, Business Sales Agents & Business Brokers<\/a>2. Corporate Finance \/ M&A Firms & Transaction Advisers<\/a>3. Investment Banks, Strategy Advisers, Equity Capital Market Advisers<\/a>4. Commercial Real Estate Agents, Freehold Property Agents<\/a>5. Succession Planners, Exit Planners<\/a>\"business\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Business Transfer Agents & Business Brokers<\/h4>\n

Firms that handle “Main Street” businesses (smaller businesses) often call themselves Business Transfer Agents, Business Sales Agents or Business Brokers. They do not need to be registered and there is no one regulatory body covering what they do. Anybody can start a broking company with no prior experience or qualifications.<\/p>\n

\u200bOur organisation, iTABB, was created to monitor standards in the industry, set a code of conduct and create a voluntary registration scheme.<\/p>\n

Transfer agents and brokers, unlike corporate finance firms etc discussed below, tend to take a business on only at the point where the owners wish to sell. Most don’t offer a longer term exit preparation service or a 3 year \/ 5 year “grooming” service prior to going to market.We offer a free service<\/a> to help you find the right agent\/broker to sell or buy a business.<\/p>\n

Related: Our directory of other exit planning services >><\/a>We recommend that business owners also appoint the right lawyer<\/a>. Our directory of firms who may be no longer offering their service >><\/a><\/p>\n

\u200bAgents selling the smaller b\u200b<\/strong>usinesses:<\/h5>\n

\u200bDirectory of transfer agents, business brokers, business sale agents<\/a><\/p>\n

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Corporate Finance Firms, M&A Firms & Transaction Advisers<\/h4>\n

\u200bThere is no clear distinction between earlier brokers and these.\u200b \u200bBut firms in this category often have staff qualified in accountancy, valuation, tax, corporate finance and \/ or corporate law. Sometimes their main business is accountancy or wealth management. “Business disposal” is ancillary to their core offering.\u200bFirms in this category tend to take on only <\/em>larger businesses. How they define “larger” varies from firm to firm.\u200b\u200bGiven their higher qualified staff & higher fixed costs they tend to charge larger \u200bretainers. Fees cover not just the sale but, also, extensive advisory services. Buyers of larger businesses tend to not use online marketplaces to source targets and, so, are more difficult to find. Intermediaries need to use \u200ba process that’s more expensive & time consuming as it involves shortlisting hundreds of target buyers & approaching them individually\u200b. \u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200bIntermediaries \/ Advisers selling larger b\u200b<\/strong>usinesses:<\/h5>\n

\u200bDirectory of corporate finance firms, M&A firms & transaction advisory firms\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bulge Bracket: Mid Market Players (\u00a350m and above)<\/h4>\n

\u200b\u200bWhile a \u00a310m business might be referred to as lower mid-market, it’s not till you get to about \u00a350m that you’re considered firmly in mid-market territory. \u200b\u200bIntermediaries operating here tend to have many highly qualified and experienced hands in corporate finance, deal structuring, financial analysis etc. They also tend to be have formal approval by bodies like the ICAEW. Most will be registered with and regulated by the FCA\u200b.\u200bThese firms tend to provide their advisory services on a longer time frame. They’d typically work with a business for 3-5 years providing strategic advice and preparing the business for a planned equity event. Some of these equity events are IPOs and these firms are capable of advising on and assisting with stock market listings as well as a range of other fund raising and capital restructuring mandates.<\/p>\n

\u200bCorporate \/ bulge bracket advisories\u200b<\/h5>\n

\u200bDirectory of mid market advisory firms\u200b\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n

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Commercial Real Estate Agents<\/h4>\n

\u200b\u200b\u200bCommercial estate agents handle the acquisition and disposal of freehold commercial property (though some also take on the sale of \u200bbusinesses operating in leased properties).As with business transfer agents and brokers, commercial real estate agents are not officially regulated and no formal qualifications are required to operate. Some, however, will have chartered surveyor expertise in-house and are \u200bmembers of RICS. RICS, or the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, sets standards for the profession which are available for viewing on the RICS website.Where a commercial real estate agent takes on the sale of a leasehold business they operate very similarly to business transfer agents and business brokers. We do not offer a service matching you with the right commercial real estate broker. We recommend you use our advanced search facility<\/a> where you can input your post code and a radius to find agents near you.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200bCommercial real estate brokers\u200b\u200b<\/h5>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u200bDirectory of firms selling\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span> commercial property freeholds\u200b<\/a>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u200bOther Services\u200b<\/h4>\n

\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bThere are several other services available to sellers & buyers – from legal advice to exit planning to wealth management. This is not an area of focus for us but we do maintain a small number of listings for Succession Planners, Exit Planners, Wealth Managers and others.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200bAll other services\u200b<\/h5>\n

 \u200bDirectory of firms selling other services\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u200bWhich is the right agent to assist you as a buyer \/ investor? \u200b<\/h4>\n

\u200bNeed assistance with finding the right deals at the right price? \u200b<\/h4>\n

Disclaimer:<\/strong> We are not a regulatory body, nor do we have any mandate from the UK government  to vet or licence firms operating in this industry. The businesses, services and organisations listed here are listed as a service to the general public. We make no promises or guarantees about the accuracy or quality of information provided here or the services being offered. We advise the public to carefully review the organisations listed in this directory and take independent advice before making a decision about utilising any listed services. If you discover incomplete, false or misleading information on this directory, please send corrected information to us using our contact page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UK National Directory of Business Brokers\u200b& Other Transaction Agents\u200b All of the below firms act as agents for selling & buying businesses. We are your guide to the industry. Business BrokersBusiness Transfer Agents\u200bBusiness Sale Agents\u200bStrategy ConsultantsM&A Advisories\u200bCorporate Finance Firms\u200bCommercial Real Estate Agents\u200bSuccession PlannersBoutique Investment Banks\u200b\u200b\u200bExit PlannersEquity Capital Market Advisers\u200bTransaction Advisory FirmsiTABB is the organisation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":510,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1409","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1409"}],"version-history":[{"count":77,"href":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2534,"href":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409\/revisions\/2534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itabb.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}