The Process

33 YEARS EXPERIENCE

A forty step process sounds a lot when you start to consider exiting your business, but only you know the true, potential and often hidden value to your business. If your business has depth and you want the full price, the right home for your team and a clean exit, then Mark Mills has the expertise, empathy, experience and t-shirt.

Full Value

You have dedicated years and made many sacrifices for your business and you deserve full value for it.

Deep Understanding

Advisors who simply want to skip across your business and tell your competitors your secrets should be given short shrift.

Hidden Value

You know that your creation has depth and breadth but not everybody can see it (they couldn’t when you started up either…)

Right Hand Men & Women

We all have our colonels and they need to be looked after – your moral compass wouldn’t let you do a deal otherwise.

You’ve Spent Your Life Keeping Confidences

You don’t want the world to know you are now looking to exit – it won’t help business, it won’t help your staff and it won’t help the price.

A Unique & Enjoyable Process

Mark Mills enjoys the journey, loves the detail, can hold his own in any situation and will be on your side like nobody else.

Trust

There aren’t many people you would want to tell everything about your business to but Mark Mills operates at the highest levels and is a trusted Advisor to company owners, private equity houses, Brokers and investors.

Time

Mark Mills spends time with you every week and his process is collaborative, value accretive and based on a successful outcome, defined at the outset of his relationship with you.

Fees

Mark Mills charges the main part of his fees based upon the successful outcome. This creates an alignment of interests and incentivises Mark to ensure you receive the maximum value for your business.

“I really enjoyed working with Mark Mills! Mark is very warm and really helped me to hold the other Board Members to account. He helped me with our 500 staff and we developed new areas which I had not spotted in the 12 years I had run the company. Mark expected everybody to be on their A game and I improved my own performance as I never wanted to be the one at a Board Meeting who hadn’t completed their action points. We exited for far more than we originally envisaged and Mark led us effotlessly through the process. I could not recommend Mark highly enough”

Lorna Davidson

Founder, Tactical Solutions UK Limited, exited to St Ives plc

“I asked Mark Mills to help after gettng to know him. As Chairman, Mark hit the ground running and held us to account whilst offering helpful (and profitable) strategic insight which in turn helped us to drive sales. Mark was invloved in many aspects of the business over the course of a couple of years. The exit was for more than we expected, clean and less onerous. I would recommend Mark highly.”

Mike Cunningham

Founder, Healthcare Communcations UK Limited, sold to IMI Mobile plc (exited to CISCO)

“I brought Mark in as Chairman expcting to learn a few things and because I wanted to exit the business I had founded 30 years earlier. Mark was excellent! He involved himself in every aspect and I found somebody I could confide in, ask advice of any time and pass ideas by secure in the knowledge that he had my best interests at heart. We exited for more than I originally expected as we uncovered various areas of value throughout the process. I am delighted to recommend Mark and will provide references any time.”

Paul Garside

Founder, Garside and Laycock Group, exited to SPIE (Europe)

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