{"id":459,"date":"2025-08-20T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evaliancecapital.fr\/bons-moments-pour-acheter-ou-vendre\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:37:47","slug":"the-right-times-to-buy-or-sell-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.evaliancecapital.fr\/en\/the-right-times-to-buy-or-sell-a-business\/","title":{"rendered":"The right times to buy or sell a business"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756202306455{margin-bottom: 0px\u00a0!important;}&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffde14;\">Anticipating and deciding with method<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756454141380{margin-bottom: 0px&nbsp;!important;}&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<p data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"428\">Selling or acquiring a business is always a strategic decision involving significant financial, human, and wealth-related stakes. The big question is&nbsp;: <strong data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"302\">what is the right time to sell or acquire a company?<\/strong> As in the stock market, it is easy to identify the \u201cright timing\u201d afterward, but difficult to anticipate it with certainty.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"774\">In the context of an <strong data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"463\">SME sale<\/strong>, the challenge is even greater since an unlisted company does not evolve at the instant pace of a financial market. Its value is not determined by daily transactions but depends on more stable fundamentals&nbsp;: economic performance, growth prospects, management quality, and the strength of commercial contracts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"893\">The key, therefore, is to <strong data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"841\">anticipate and prepare the transfer<\/strong> so that the sale occurs under optimal conditions.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;60&#8243; top_padding_tablet=&#8221;30&#8243; top_padding_phone=&#8221;20&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756454147883{margin-bottom: 0px&nbsp;!important;}&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #86c542;\">1) The \u201cinflection point\u201d&nbsp;: selling before the decline<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"379\">Economists use the term <strong data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"140\">inflection point<\/strong> to describe the moment when a curve changes direction&nbsp;: when growth slows and is about to reverse. Applied to a business sale, this point corresponds to the moment when the company is still on a positive trajectory but close to its peak.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"658\">This is generally the <strong data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"424\">best time to sell <\/strong>: the company attracts buyers because it still shows strong potential while justifying a high valuation. Yet in practice, few owners manage to sell at the \u201ctop\u201d&nbsp;: emotions and attachment to the business often cloud rational judgment.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756202443265{margin-bottom: 0px\u00a0!important;}&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #86c542;\">2) The seller\u2019s psychological factor<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<p data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"404\">A business owner is not just a rational <strong data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"157\">\u201chomo economicus.\u201d<\/strong> They often have a <strong data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"220\">strong emotional bond with their company<\/strong>, especially if they founded or inherited it. In multi-generational family businesses, this bond is even stronger. The prospect of selling can then feel like a true grieving process.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"485\">Two personality traits reinforce the difficulty of choosing the right moment&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"691\">\n<li data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"584\">\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"584\"><strong data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"501\">Optimism&nbsp;:<\/strong> when facing difficulties, the owner believes they can always turn things around.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"691\">\n<p data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"691\"><strong data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"616\">Confidence in the future&nbsp;:<\/strong> when things are going well, they believe success will last indefinitely.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"806\">The result&nbsp;: it is rare for the psychological decision to sell to coincide with the economically optimal moment.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756202553839{margin-bottom: 0px\u00a0!important;}&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #86c542;\">3) The three common mistakes of selling owners<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"162\">Nine times out of ten, a sale is complicated by three pitfalls&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"630\">\n<li data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"340\">\n<p data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"340\"><strong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"190\">Lack of preparation&nbsp;:<\/strong> the company is not optimized to attract buyers (poor financial visibility, excessive dependence on a single client, lack of managerial delegation).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"499\">\n<p data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"499\"><strong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"362\">Valuation gap&nbsp;:<\/strong> the seller often has a subjective view of value, based on the company\u2019s best past years, while the buyer reasons on future cash flows.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"630\">\n<p data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"630\"><strong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"537\">Lack of personal anticipation&nbsp;:<\/strong> the owner has not thought about their life project after the sale and faces a sudden void.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"814\">The key is to adopt a <strong data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"675\">rational approach<\/strong>, relying on specialized advisors (M&amp;A consultants, lawyers, accountants, etc.) to prepare both the company and the owner for this stage.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; 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