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Retirement & Succession

Retire from the business. Not from its value.

You have spent 25 years building something real. The question now is whether the business is ready to be sold, handed over, or stepped away from, on your terms. We make it ready.

Who this is for

Owners of profitable GCC businesses, typically AED 5M-80M revenue, built over decades, where the relationships, decisions, and bank accounts all run through one person. Half of UAE family businesses have no working succession plan. Yours can be the other half.

What we build

  • · A real valuation basis: what the business is worth to an external buyer, not the number in your head, with the gap between the two mapped
  • · Separation of personal and business finances: years of intermingling, unwound properly
  • · Owner-independence systems: documented processes, delegated approvals, management reporting that does not need you in the room
  • · Succession finance: the structures that let a family member, management team, or buyer take over without breaking the business
  • · Books that pass a bank, buyer, or auditor review, many for the first time

Engagement structure

Time-bound by design. This is not an indefinite retainer.

Retirement Essentials
AED 10,000/month

Onboarding AED 5,500 · Typically 12-18 months. Ends when owner-independence systems are operational.

Retirement Advanced
AED 15,000/month

Onboarding AED 7,500 · Typically 18-24 months. Ends when succession finance is in place.

At the end of the term we step down to a light monitoring role or hand over fully. You will know the end date from day one. No success fee.

FAQ

We operate under NDA with every client. We do not disclose relationships, and we do not share your data without written permission. Working with Exit Builders does not signal anything to your market, your team, or your board. It means you are running a disciplined company.

Find out where you stand. In minutes. Free.

Start with the free Business Value Assessment: a clear preliminary read on your business, no account needed.

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