Clearmere sells established, owner-operated Singapore businesses, usually with S$1m to S$20m in revenue. Like a broker, we value the business, find the buyer and see the sale through. The difference is how: confidentially, with your name kept back until a buyer has signed an NDA you approve, a price built from the profit you make, and nothing to pay unless it sells.
Nothing carries your name. Early materials use a reference code, buyers see identifying details only after signing an NDA you have approved, and you decide when your team is told.
Before any buyer sees the business, we normalise your accounts and set a price range from Singapore deal evidence, so negotiations start from the profit you make, not from your renovation costs.
Benjamin Tan leads your sale personally: preparation, buyer approaches, offers, due diligence and completion.
No retainer and no upfront engagement fee. Our success fee is paid only when the sale completes, and it is set out in writing before you sign.
Comparing brokers and advisers? Our guide to choosing an M&A adviser or business broker in Singapore sets out how each model works, how fees are structured, what to look for in the engagement letter and the questions to ask before you sign anything.
Under NDA, about the business and what you want from a sale. No cost and no obligation.
A written valuation, normalised accounts and the documents buyers will ask for, usually over four to six weeks.
Buyers see an anonymised summary first. Each one signs an NDA you have approved before anything identifying is shared.
We compare offers like for like, negotiate the letter of intent, run due diligence and the sale agreement, and see it through to the money in your account.
Clearmere is led by Benjamin Tan, who leads the advisory team behind more than 70 owner-operated transactions in Singapore, now bringing the same playbook to established businesses across sectors. He has built and run businesses himself, so he understands the licence, lease and key-person questions that decide whether a buyer completes. More about Ben.
A business broker helps an owner sell a business: valuing it, preparing materials for buyers, finding and qualifying buyers, managing offers and guiding the sale through to completion. Some firms call themselves M&A advisers instead. The label matters less than how they protect your confidentiality, how they are paid and how they set the price. Our guide to choosing a broker or adviser lists the questions to ask.
Most charge a success fee: a percentage of the sale price, paid on completion, usually higher on smaller deals and often with a minimum. Some also charge a retainer or an upfront fee. Clearmere charges no retainer and no upfront engagement fee. The only cost before a sale is a written valuation, a fixed fee from S$3,000, credited against our success fee if you sell with us. See our fees.
Owner-operated Singapore businesses, usually with S$1m to S$20m in yearly revenue and a track record of profit, across a range of sectors including healthcare, F&B, business services and industrial trades. If your business is smaller, we will tell you honestly whether another route would serve you better.
That is the starting point of how we work. Early materials use a reference code instead of your business name, and buyers see identifying details only after signing an NDA you have approved. You decide when, and how, your team is told.
Most sales take six to twelve months from preparation to completion. Preparation usually takes four to six weeks; finding the right buyer and agreeing terms takes a few months more; due diligence and the sale agreement take two to three months. Clean accounts and transferable leases and licences shorten it.
Tell us about the business and what you want from a sale. We will tell you honestly whether now is the right time, what it could sell for, and whether we are the right fit.
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