Private equity buyers
Guidance for owners evaluating a private equity path, including the terms and continuing role that can matter beside price.
Read How to Compare Private Equity and Strategic Buyer Offers →Browse coverage
Business Sale Paths: Compare Buyers and Process Options
Choose a sale path by comparing the actual buyer, funding, confidentiality, control, timing, and post-close role—not by relying on a buyer label alone.
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Published coverage
Includes sale paths with published comparisons or process guides; it does not rank buyer types or predict price, certainty, or fit.
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Direct guide Direct sales
Guidance for owners working with a known buyer or a direct sale process without treating the route as simpler than it is.
Read How to Sell a Small Business Without a Broker to a Buyer You Know → - 03
Direct guide Strategic buyers
Guidance for owners comparing a strategic buyer with other paths while preserving leverage, confidentiality, and transition options.
Read Sell a Business to a Competitor: What to Share, When to Stop →