{"id":15966,"date":"2024-06-09T13:46:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fbm.nl\/selling-your-business-are-market-conditions-favorable\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:15:59","slug":"selling-your-business-are-market-conditions-favorable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fbm.nl\/en\/selling-your-business-are-market-conditions-favorable\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling your business, are market conditions favorable?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15966\" class=\"elementor elementor-15966 elementor-12057\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c523987 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c523987\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-feeef45\" data-id=\"feeef45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991cae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"991cae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When is the market favorable to sell your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbm.nl\/en\/selling-a-business\/\">business<\/a>? The answer to that question depends on many factors. In fact, the &#8220;takeover market&#8221; as such does not exist. That market is quite sector dependent. And within the sector, it again depends on what position your company is in. What customers do you have? What is your market power? What unique technology or expertise does your company have? What size does your company have relative to others?        <\/p><p>In this short white paper, we will discuss market conditions that may be at play in your industry that may make selling an interesting option. Or sometimes even a necessity. Are you the hunter or rather a nice prey in a consolidating market? Being a hunter sounds interesting, but a position as prey can also be very lucrative and give your business a thriving future.   <\/p><p>In this background article, we take a closer look at the following 6 developments and their impact on the acquisition market in your sector.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbm.nl\/blog\/bedrijfsverkoop-blog\/wat-is-marktconsolidatie\/\">Consolidating the market<\/a><\/li><li>Disruption in the marketplace<\/li><li>Taking advantage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbm.nl\/en\/buy-and-build-strategy-e-book\/\">&#8216;Buy &amp; build&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li>Too small relative to other market participants<\/li><li>Sudden negative market developments<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbm.nl\/blog\/wat-is-een-spac\/\">SPAC<\/a> in your market<\/li><\/ul><p>Download the paper using the form on the right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87f4ca1\" data-id=\"87f4ca1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf4de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cf4de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Download paper<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf04998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hubspot-form\" data-id=\"bf04998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hubspot-form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady = window.hsFormsOnReady || [];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady.push(()=>{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thbspt.forms.create({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tportalId: 144760600,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tformId: \"1097680e-4f0f-451e-a452-bacb43bbfc9a\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget: \"#hbspt-form-1779725295000-8664932904\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregion: \"eu1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t})});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbspt-form\" id=\"hbspt-form-1779725295000-8664932904\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce439d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce439d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This form is subject to our privacy policy. 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