02/09/2026
The best time to plan your exit is before you need one.
Exits rarely go to plan. Valuations move. Buyers negotiate. Energy runs out before the deal does.
Leave it too late and the decision stops being yours. Timing takes over. Strategy doesn't.
Planning early isn't the same as deciding to sell. It's knowing what the business needs to look like to be transferable. It's knowing your number, the amount that makes work optional, not mandatory. It's giving yourself time to restructure, plan for tax, and stop depending on one single event going right.
The strongest position in any negotiation is not needing it to happen.
Plan while you still have the choice.
Please note that advice with regard to exit strategy planning may involve the referral to a service that is separate and distinct to those offered by St. James's Place.
PWM is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority). PWM is a trading name of Parallel Wealth Management Group Limited.
SJP Approved: 21/08/2026