Selling a business.

Selling their business is one of the most momentous decisions a business owner will make. Many entrepreneurs will only ever do it once in a lifetime. It is critical to appoint advisers who will listen to your objectives and who you can trust to have your best interests at the heart of the process.

At Cognos, we lead sell-side mandates with, professionalism, intelligence and a clear focus on value optimisation. Our confidential process covers every step : from ensuring the business is fully prepared and crafting compelling marketing materials, to identifying and engaging potential acquirers worldwide.

Cognos' credentials

Our global team has deep experience in advising clients on disposals across a wide range of sectors including

Technology
Business and professional services
Healthcare
Industrials and manufacturing
Transport and logistics
Consumer and retail
Real estate and infrastructure
Energy and circular economy

We leverage our international network to attract both strategic and financial buyers, ensuring competitive tension and efficient processes to deliver strong transaction outcomes. We see our role not just as brokers but as advisers, on hand throughout the due diligence and legal negotiation process to support our clients in addressing the commercial and financial aspects of the deal right up to completion.

Alberto Pentimalli

Andreas Brinkrolf

Andrew Thomson

Ángel Carrillo Montero

Bryan MacDonald

Charles Depasse

Christian Kunz

Christian Scharfenberger

Hugues de Saint Seine

Juan Capurro Boltendahl

Luis Miguel Aréjola Kuhls

A big thank you to the Cognos France team for their support in this sale project. We would like to pay tribute to their professionalism, their active listening and their commitment throughout the process. Their ability to understand our challenges, anticipate the key stages and advise us rigorously and sympathetically was invaluable. A real relationship of trust was established to bring this project to a successful conclusion. Thank you to the whole team. Guillaume GUÉRIN & Patrice PINIEAU - Managing Director & Deputy Managing Director of AGELEC

For the sale of Up Agency, I worked with Sven, Matthias, Rens, and Daniël from Cognos Netherlands. From the very first conversation, it felt right—open, honest, and no nonsense. The communication was informal and fast—no endless email chains, just texting or calling. They truly thought along, took the right steps, and kept the process clear. A great team to work with that I would genuinely recommend Ralf van Veen, Founder of Up Agency

We are delighted to have appointed Cognos UK as lead advisors on this transaction. Ricky and Todd have been very hands-on and professional throughout the process, including the period before we went to market as well as in the run up to completion, anticipating and resolving critical issues to ensure a successful outcome for the shareholders. I believe their deal experience helped us achieve an optimal outcome for all parties involved. Elliot Dawson, CEO of Propitas

We are thankful to Patrick Huddie and Robert Croddy of Cognos USA for their exceptional guidance and expertise throughout this process. Their unwavering commitment and strategic counsel were instrumental in ensuring a successful outcome for all parties involved. Bill Strenglis, a member of the Board of Directors of Alto-Shaam

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