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SELL AND STAY: HOW TO SELL AND KEEP ADVISING

Sell and stay: How to sell your business and carry on advising your clients

18 November 2026

12pm - 1pm

Selling your advice firm does not have to mean retiring straight away. A sell and stay deal lets you realise the value you have built, step back from running the business, and carry on advising the clients you have spent years working with.

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This webinar is for IFA and financial planning business owners who want to understand what a sell and stay deal looks like in practice. 

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Simon Bouke will be joined by Ryan Seaton, Head of M&A at Absolute Financial Group, and [add third panelist].

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You will leave knowing:

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  • What a sell and stay deal involves, and how it differs from a clean exit

  • Exactly what your day-to-day role looks like after completion

  • How long you can remain in the business, and whether your staff can also stay on

  • How consideration and earn-outs are structured, including how new business during the post-sale period will be evaluated

  • What happens to your clients' fees and investment proposition after the sale

  • How the deal process itself is affected: timeline, due diligence and legal complexity

  • Whether your business would be eligible for this kind of deal, and what buyers look for

Ryan Seaton

Group Managing Director at Absolute Financial Group

Simon Bourke

Managing Director at Chapters Capital

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