Off-market buyer intent for serious acquirers and business owners

A confidential platform where verified buyers signal demand and businesses engage before going to market

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Why The Business Wanted Approach Works

Qualified Buyers Only

Every acquirer is screened before they can publish acquisition intent.

No funding, no clarity, no experience – no visibility.

This protects sellers and improves deal quality across the platform.

Improved Deal Cetainty

Across UK SME transactions, 20 to 30 percent of agreed deals fail due to unqualified buyers, funding issues or late stage misalignment.

By starting with verified buyer intent, BusinessWanted.com materially reduces these risks before formal negotiations begin.

Faster, Focused Close Times

Traditional business sales often take 9 to 12 months or longer.

Starting with buyers who already know what they want typically shortens early stage delays and reduces overall deal timeframes by several months.

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Built for Confidential Off-Market Transactions

Most high quality business sales never begin with a public listing.

They start quietly, with a small number of credible buyers, controlled introductions and limited exposure.

BusinessWanted.com is designed specifically to support off market business sales and acquisitions by:

• originating buyer demand first
• qualifying acquirers before visibility
• controlling access for sellers
• avoiding speculative interest

This creates a more disciplined, professional starting point for transactions.

One Platform. One Demand Engine.

BusinessWanted operates a single core demand engine.

Acquirers

Business Owners

Access that demand through Business Wanted Access.

BusinessWanted.com does not act for sellers and does not provide transaction advice. All seller representation and deal management is handled by third party brokers recommended by BusinessWanted.com

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Live Buyer Demand

Market Appetite Without Exposure

BusinessWanted.com publishes live, anonymised buyer demand based on verified acquisition intent.

This provides visibility of:

• where demand exists by sector
• typical deal size ranges
• geographic appetite
• buyer types active off market

It is a market intelligence view, not a list of businesses for sale.

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Why Buyer Intent Will Redefine Business Exit Planning

The future of business exit planning will not be driven solely by preparation. It will be driven by intelligence, specifically live buyer intent and real acquisition demand.

Buyer Intent & Market Demand

Why the Business for Sale Listing Model is Ageing

In today’s UK SME market, the business for sale listing model is not broken, but it is ageing fast. It is reactive, inefficient, and increasingly out of step with how professional acquirers actually behave. More importantly, it puts sellers in a passive position at precisely the moment when control and leverage matter most.

Market Commentary

Why Advisers Should Track Business Buyer Intent

The UK SME mergers and acquisitions market has changed. Buyer behaviour has changed. Capital deployment has changed. What has not changed quickly enough is how many advisers think about demand. Tracking buyer intent is no longer optional. It is becoming a core competency for advisers, intermediaries, business brokers, and corporate finance professionals operating in a demand led market.

Adviser & Intermediary Insight

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