Ten plain-English guides on selling an owner-operated Singapore business: the process, how buyers value it, how deals are structured, what due diligence checks, and what to do one to three years before you sell.
How to sell a business in Singapore, step by step: valuation, preparation, confidential buyer approaches, offers, due diligence and completion, with a timeline.
10 min read Guide 02How Singapore SMEs are valued: normalised EBITDA multiples, SDE for smaller firms, net tangible assets, add-backs, and what moves the multiple up or down.
9 min read Guide 03What to do one to three years before selling a Singapore business: reduce owner dependence, clean up the accounts, secure leases and licences, and avoid price cuts.
9 min read Guide 04Succession planning for Singapore SME owners: third-party sale, management buyout, family succession, a partner or winding down, and how to choose and when to start.
9 min read Guide 05How to choose an M&A adviser or business broker in Singapore: how fees work, exclusivity and tail clauses, warning signs, and the questions to ask before you sign.
9 min read Guide 06How Singapore owners keep a business sale confidential: anonymous teasers, code names, NDAs that work, staged disclosure, and when to tell staff and customers.
9 min read Guide 07Share sale or asset sale, cash at completion, deferred payments, earn-outs, vendor finance, shares and retentions: how SME deal structures work in Singapore.
10 min read Guide 08How enterprise value becomes the cash you receive: cash-free debt-free deals, working capital pegs, debt-like items, and completion accounts versus locked box.
9 min read Guide 09What buyers check when you sell a Singapore business, with a due diligence checklist by area: financial, tax, legal, commercial, staff, lease, licences, IT and data.
10 min read Guide 10General guide to tax, stamp duty and GST when selling a Singapore business: capital gains, the 0.2% share duty, GST on asset sales, and questions for your adviser.
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