Selling a BPO is not simply advertising revenue or a target asking price. Buyers examine cash earnings, customer durability, delivery stability and the work needed to retain business after ownership changes.
Prepare before talking about price
- Assemble at least three years of available financial statements, management accounts and tax returns. Flag unaudited years clearly.
- Reconcile revenue by client, contract, service and geography. Identify concentration and renewal dates.
- Separate recurring contracted revenue from project work and exceptional receipts.
- Document payroll, turnover, role dependencies, workforce obligations and continuity plans.
- List debts, tax exposures, contractual disputes, related-party transactions and exceptional commitments.
- Identify exactly which trademarks, domains, equipment, software licenses, leases and customer agreements you actually control.
- Decide what can be shared in an anonymized teaser, under NDA and only during confirmatory due diligence.
Valuation is a range, not a guaranteed multiple
An earnings-based valuation may begin with sustainably normalized EBITDA, but the multiple varies with service mix, growth quality, client concentration, margins, employee churn, governance, customer contracts, AI exposure and transaction size. A premium strategic buyer may value synergies differently.
Try the illustrative BPO valuation calculator, then review why an acquisition can lose value during transition.
Decide what is actually for sale
A sale of shares is not the same thing as a sale of selected assets. Buyers need to know whether they are purchasing the corporate entity with its obligations, particular contracts/assets, or some combination. Confirm data protection, employee and change-of-control obligations with qualified advisers.
The seller-readiness checklist provides a more practical preparation worksheet. See also what actually transfers in an acquisition.
Information security before disclosure
Share a concise anonymized summary initially. Do not publish names of individual clients, employees, financial account numbers, employee records or confidential contract terms. Use staged disclosures and agreed access controls.
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