Guides for founders
Selling a business in Singapore, explained by people who do it.
Straight answers to the questions founders ask before they sell. Every number is sourced.
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How to Sell a Company in Singapore: The Founder's Guide (2026)
The five stages of selling a private company in Singapore, share sale vs business sale, and the stamp duty, tax, ACRA, employee and PDPA rules founders need to know.
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What Is My Business Worth? How Singapore SMEs Are Valued for Sale
How buyers price a founder-led Singapore SME: normalised EBITDA, the multiple, net debt, and why two businesses with the same profit can sell for very different prices.
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How to Choose a Sell-Side M&A Adviser in Singapore: Five Questions to Ask
Five questions that separate a real sell-side M&A adviser from a business broker, with the good answers and the red flags to listen for.
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Selling Your Singapore Company to a Japanese or Korean Acquirer
Why Japanese and Korean acquirers look at Singapore, how they decide, how they value a business, and how to run a process that works for them.
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Who Buys Singapore SMEs? The Buyer Appetite Index (October 2026)
Original data from Growth Alliance Capital's register of 2,193 potential acquirers: who they are and which sectors they look for, updated quarterly.
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Due Diligence Checklist for Selling a Singapore SME
The registers, filings, tax, CPF, employment and data-protection records a buyer will ask for when you sell a Singapore private company, and how to have them ready.
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Trade Buyer or Private Equity? Choosing Who Buys Your Singapore Company
How strategic trade buyers and private equity firms value, structure and run a business after they buy it, and how to decide which is right for your exit.
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Earn-Outs Explained: What Singapore Founders Should Know Before Agreeing One
How earn-outs work when you sell a company, why buyers propose them, the risks for a founder, what IRAS has ruled on one earn-out settlement, and how to negotiate one.
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