Companies House Charge Over IP: s.859A Guide
Registering a charge over IP at Companies House: how security is created and perfected under s.859A, UKIPO recording, and insolvency priority.
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DSCR for IP-Backed Loans: What Lenders Want
DSCR for IP-backed loans explained: why cash flow gates the loan, the ~1.20–1.25x benchmark, the financials lenders require, and IP as fallback collateral.
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How Advisers Help Clients Access IP Finance
How advisers help clients access IP finance: the five-stage playbook to identify, value, evidence and place an IP-backed loan — and own the fee.
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How Much Can You Borrow Against a Patent? (UK)
Learn how much you can borrow against a patent in the UK: bank programmes lend up to 50%, the three lender tests, IVS valuation and a worked example.
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IVS 210 vs RICS Red Book: Which for Lending?
IVS 210 vs RICS Red Book compared for lending: what each standard is, where RICS Appendix A fits, and the credit-grade valuation a lender needs.
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Structuring an Acquisition: SPA, Completion & Earn-Outs
Price is only half a deal. How it is structured — share or asset purchase, completion accounts or locked box, what the warranties cover, how much sits in an earn-out — decides who carries the risk. A UK buyer's guide to the mechanics.
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The Business Sale Process, Step by Step
Selling a business follows a defined path — preparation, teaser and IM under NDA, heads of terms, diligence, the SPA, then completion. Here is what happens at each stage, and where the price is won or lost.
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How to Build a Buy-and-Build Platform
A buy-and-build platform compounds when the pieces fit and the engine is repeatable. Here is how UK operators choose a platform, run a bolt-on thesis, re-rate the enlarged group, and keep every deal on-thesis.
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Building a Data Room to Sell Your Business
A data room is where a buyer's diligence either confirms your story or starts finding reasons to pay less. This is the seller's how-to — the folder structure, the evidence, and the gaps that chip the price.
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Earn-Outs in a Business Sale: Structure, Clauses and Warranties
The headline price gets agreed at heads of terms. What you actually keep is decided afterwards, in the earn-out, the warranties and the disclosure letter. Here is how an earn-out is structured, what to negotiate, and when to walk.
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First Acquisition: Ten Mistakes to Avoid
Most first acquisitions do not fail on the spreadsheet — they fail on the things the spreadsheet never captured. Here are the ten traps a first-time acquirer hits, and the discipline that avoids each one.
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How to Find a Buyer for Your Business
The best price rarely comes from the first buyer who calls. It comes from a process that finds the right buyers, approaches them in confidence, and makes several of them compete. This is how to find a buyer for your business.
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