How do I sell my IT services company in Singapore confidentially?
Off-market. Nothing is publicly listed and nothing carries your name. Early materials use a reference code instead of your company name, buyers see identifying details only after signing an NDA you have approved by name, and you decide when your engineers and clients are told. Most owners tell their team after the deal is signed, because unsettled engineers are approached by recruiters quickly and clients notice when service slips.
What is my IT services company worth?
It is priced off normalised earnings, meaning the accounts adjusted for owner-specific costs so a buyer sees the real earning power. What moves the number most is how much of the profit comes from recurring managed-services contracts rather than hardware resale or projects, client concentration, contract terms and renewal history, and how much technical knowledge sits with you. Owner-operated IT services companies in Singapore typically change hands at roughly 3 to 4 times normalised EBITDA, with up to about 5.5 times only for larger managed service providers with strong recurring revenue and competing buyers. We give you a written valuation under NDA, for a fixed fee credited against our success fee if you sell with us.
Who buys IT services companies in Singapore?
Larger IT services and managed services groups adding clients and capability, regional providers building a Singapore presence, competitors looking for engineers and contracts, and management teams buying out the owner. Strategic buyers tend to pay for recurring contracts, certifications and a team that stays. Management and individual buyers pay for a business they already know how to run. Approaching several quietly usually protects the price better than accepting the first offer.
Will my client contracts and vendor partnerships transfer to a buyer?
Not automatically. Some managed-services contracts contain change-of-control or assignment clauses that need the client's consent, and vendor partner status is often tied both to the company and to named certified engineers. Government supplier registrations can carry their own conditions. A share sale usually keeps more of this intact than an asset sale, but each contract and agreement should be reviewed with your lawyer at the start. We build that list before a buyer is approached, so nothing is discovered late in due diligence.
What does Clearmere charge to sell an IT services company?
Our sale fee is success-based and paid on completion: no sale, no fee. A written valuation is a separate fixed fee, agreed and paid before we start, and credited in full against our success fee if you sign with us within 6 months and the sale completes. The first conversation, a short questionnaire and our written recommendation on which valuation fits are free and carry no obligation.
Most of my revenue is hardware and projects. Can I still sell?
Yes, but expect a buyer to value it more cautiously. Resale margin and project fees have to be won again each year, so buyers usually average them over several years and apply a lower multiple. The recurring part of the business, such as support contracts and managed services, is what lifts the price. If a sale is a year or two away, moving clients onto recurring agreements is often worth more than any negotiating tactic later. We tell you plainly at the valuation stage what will be credited.
