Preparation and valuation
An assessment of your company and a reasoned valuation range, so that together we can define the best sale scenario and your target exit price.
Business sale advisory
Sell your business on the best possible terms, from finding buyers to closing.
DELCADE manages every aspect of your sale : valuation, preparation, competitive buyer process and negotiation, with the assurance of a leading business law firm.
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Our clients: Owners and managers of SMEs and mid-sized companies
Our reach: France & international
Recognition: Tier 1 – The Legal 500 2026
A sale is prepared, structured & negotiated.
Selling a business is about far more than signing a deed: it is a financial and strategic transaction in its own right. DELCADE advises owners, managers and shareholders of SMEs and mid-sized companies at every stage of the process, from initial reflection through to completion of the transaction.
What sets us apart: a single team that combines full management of the process : identifying and approaching buyers, valuation, documentation, negotiation, with the legal and tax expertise that secures every decision. Where a conventional deal involves an M&A adviser and, separately, a lawyer, DELCADE provides end-to-end continuity, in France and internationally.
A complete process, from preparation to closing
Sale documentation
Drafting of the anonymous teaser, which lets us approach the market without exposing you, followed by the information memorandum: business, market, financial performance and outlook brought together to give serious candidates everything they need to make an offer.
Identifying and approaching buyers
Targeting and approaching the most relevant buyers, strategic industrial players and financial investors alike, in France and internationally. The aim: to generate several expressions of interest and create genuine competitive tension around your company.
Competitive process
Running the competitive process: non-disclosure agreements, opening a data room, setting the timetable for offers. This is the main value driver in a successful sale.
Negotiation
Leading the negotiation alongside you, from the letter of intent and exclusivity through to the final terms, to secure the price, the deal structure and your long-term interests.
Due diligence and transaction documents
Coordinating the buyers’ due diligence, then drafting and negotiating the sale and purchase agreement, the warranties and indemnities and all related undertakings, through to signing and closing.
Tax and wealth planning
Working with our tax law team, we anticipate the personal wealth and financial implications of the transaction, to preserve the proceeds of your sale.
From sourcing to closing, one team
No gap between financial and legal advice. The same team runs the buyer search, the negotiation and the legal protection of the transaction: greater consistency, greater confidentiality, greater speed.
Our rankings and distinctions
The process management of an M&A adviser, the assurance of a leading law firm
DELCADE is ranked Tier 1 (France - The Regions) in The Legal 500 2026. Every stage of your sale draws on established expertise in corporate law, M&A and tax law.
We approach and negotiate with buyers wherever the best counterparty is to be found, and structure cross-border transactions.
Business succession, shareholder reorganisation, sale in a restructuring context: our restructuring expertise allows us to step in where others stop.
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