KBS Corporate - Bolton

angela cappellazzi

KBS have been excellent during the process of selling my business. In particular Fabio has always been at the end of a phone or email whenever I needed to speak to him. There were a few obstacles to navigate during the process but Fabio was available when I needed advice (which was quite often).

Rory Myles

We approached KBS for a sale of our business a couple of years ago. This was the first and last time I have sold a business so I have nothing by way of comparison. But it was obviously a pivotal moment in our lives and perhaps the singular most important transaction and deal we had ever done. They were professional, trustworthy and seemed very concerned about maintaining their reputation for looking after their clients. Everybody we dealt with seemed competent, reasonable and professional. We had a mixture of IP, trademarks, formulations and an ongoing business and all parts were folded well into the deal. I would recommend them.

Paul Mantovani

From the moment we contacted KBS for our business sale, they were very proactive and worked hard to find us a suitable buyer. We were quite specific in needing a buyer who would want to retain all the staff and ensure continuity for all the team.
KBS found us around 10 potentials and we narrowed them down to the last 3 who we met before finalising our decision. Throughout the process KBS arrange all the liaisons promptly and pushed the buyers to achieve the desired outcome for us

Jerry Holmes

KBS / Sale Hollyport Logistics Ltd
I used KBS to find me parties that might be interested in buying my company. I had no previous experience of selling a company and wanted to work with a company that had a good track record of closing sales, which, KBS did by providing evidence of many companies they had help to find a buyer and were closed sales.

A reasonable finders fee was agreed and I was given one point of contact in Matthew Sibley with whom I communicated with from start to end. This was a great source of support and information for me personally. I was very grateful to have someone who was not biased and whom I could confide in.

I turned down many approaches from prospective buyers in a 12 month period, but this did not deter KBS who continued to send me more prospective buyers, both pure investors and companies wanting to acquired the whole business. KBS did not ask me for more marketing money during that period to continue the search, but had faith in their ability and my commitment to close when the right buyer was found.

14 months later I closed the sale of my company and it proved that the KBS contract cost and their recommended solicitor at a fixed fee, were justified.

The solicitor was brilliant I will always be grateful for the guidance and support given by Claire Stretton Shakespeare Martineau.

Jerry Holmes
Hollyport Logistics Ltd

Jason Hanlon

KBS were great. They provided consultancy, support and negotiation expertise on the sale of our company to a direct competitor. Because the sale was to a competitor, and of course a sale is never certain until it actually completes, disclosure was difficult. KBS were great mediators and advisors during this time. With the help of KBS we are able to disclose what was appropriate, and necessary, and not anything that might damage our company should the sale fall through.
KBS advised on the financial aspects and ensured our best interests were looked after despite the buyer initially having quite an extreme position with regards to working capital and funds held back.

Andrew Wood

I have been getting support from the KBS team on a number of target companies for my Client. The IMs follow a good standard and provide necessary info for filtering. The team are helpful at setting up the next stage discussions and visits.

Ernest Griffin

As a company we tried two organisations to sell our company including one of the big four accountants. The accountants wanted money up front and we paid £35K without even a prospectus. In giving it up with them I contacted KBS and this organisation took a small fee up front with details of time scales and actions. I am pleased to state that KBS complied with all the time scales and with a prospectus looked for a prospective buyer. If we wanted to talk to any individual and they were not available we were contacted later without fail. A prospective buyer was found and KBS did an excellent negotiation on our behalf and successfully sold the company.

John Crooks

We successfully sold our business with KBS and found the process was handled very efficiently.
The compilation of the information memorandum, the vetting of potential buyers plus the regular updates were all carried out in a professional manner.
Our experience with KBS was excellent with a positive out come.
John & Jeanette