corporate finance

All businesses, large or small, incorporated or not, encounter many of the same strategic issues:

• raising additional funds
• selling the business
• buying another business
• internal growth
• retirement
• succession planning
• releasing wealth and
• merging or demerging of a business. 

All of these issues appear to be surrounded by complex legal documents, a minefield of taxation implications and detailed financial calculations. Kelsall Steele can help you to meet those objectives, guiding you through the maze of information and processes. The work that we can perform in meeting these objectives are:

Acquisitions and Disposals - Assistance with buying and selling a company or business

Business Valuations - Providing valuations of businesses, either your own or that of a target business

Due Diligence - Performing a review of the business you are purchasing to ensure you have the information you need to make a decision

Business Planning - Providing guidance in helping develop your business strategy, including budgeting and cash flow projections

Grooming - Helping you to prepare your business for sale

Tax planning - planning and advice on any purchase, sale or restructuring of your business to minimise the tax position

Refinancing - Helping obtain the financing you need to fund your business' project

Mergers/Demergers/Joint Ventures - restructuring your business to allow maximisation of profit, tax savings and to best match your objectives

Management Buy Outs/Buy In - assistance with all of the above matters when a management team are involved in a purchase

By stripping away the jargon, Kelsall Steele can assist you in achieving the aims of your business, from start up through to the final sale, and being close to hand allows you to access technical expertise combined with local knowledge.