Whether you’re planning an eventual exit, considering a sale, looking to acquire another business or simply trying to understand your options, Weatherley Phillips helps you plan and execute what comes next.
30 minutes. Confidential. No obligation.
A successful transition starts long before the transaction.
Exit planning
Understand what you want from an eventual exit, what your options are and what needs to happen to get your business ready.
Explore Exit PlanningSell-side M&A
From getting a business ready for market to identifying buyers, negotiating terms and coordinating the transaction, we help owners manage the sale of all or part of their business.
Selling a BusinessAcquisitions
We help businesses, investors and aspiring owners define what they are looking for, identify opportunities, assess businesses and navigate the acquisition process.
Explore AcquisitionsFor some owners, the right outcome is a complete sale.
For others, it might mean selling a portion of the business, bringing in an investor, transitioning ownership to management or family, retaining equity while stepping back, or preparing today for an exit several years from now.
Weatherley Phillips helps you understand the options before choosing the path.
A business exit is rarely just about finding a buyer.
Timing, value, ownership structure, management capability, financial performance and what you want personally can all affect the right path.
We work with owners before a transaction is imminent to understand where the business is today, where the owner wants to get to and what needs to happen in between.
Sell-side M&A
Weatherley Phillips supports owners through the complete business sale process — from understanding value and preparing for market to identifying potential buyers, negotiating commercial terms and coordinating the transaction through to completion.
Selling a business is a transaction. Preparing for the right transaction is a process.
Talk to us about sellingAcquisitions
Acquiring the right business can create new capability, customers, geographic reach, revenue or ownership opportunities. We begin with what you are trying to achieve, not simply what happens to be for sale.
We work alongside your existing advisers or help bring the right specialists around the table.
Tell us what you’re looking forSelected opportunities
Publicly marketed opportunities are one part of our wider acquisition work.
Upper South Island
A well-presented hospitality operation with a strong repeat customer base, experienced staff and a setting that supports both local and destination trade.
Waikato
A niche manufacturing business supplying repeat commercial customers, with practical systems, well-maintained equipment and opportunities for a hands-on growth buyer.
Wellington region
A discreet opportunity to acquire or merge with a respected specialist services practice, built around long-term client relationships and referral networks.
Thinking about your exit?
Looking to acquire?