Acquisitions, IPOs and how UK founders and investors cash out.https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/en-gbSun, 06 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTeditor@dailytechtimes.co.uk (Daily Tech Times)editor@dailytechtimes.co.uk (Daily Tech Times)Copyright 2026 Daily Tech Times60https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/images/dailytechtimes-logo.pnghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/what-due-diligence-involves-when-a-uk-startup-is-acquired/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/what-due-diligence-involves-when-a-uk-startup-is-acquired/Due diligence is the buyer's structured investigation of a target company's legal, financial and operational position before a deal completes, and what it turns up routinely changes the final price, not just whether a sale goes ahead.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTSam AllcockExitshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/pri0r1ty-buys-pirkx-out-of-administration-for-50000-and-a-capped-royalty/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/pri0r1ty-buys-pirkx-out-of-administration-for-50000-and-a-capped-royalty/The AIM-listed group is paying £50,000 in cash plus 4% of revenues for five years, capped at £350,000, and taking on payroll of about £38,000 a month.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMTSam AllcockExitshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/earn-outs-in-uk-startup-acquisitions-how-they-work/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/earn-outs-in-uk-startup-acquisitions-how-they-work/An earn-out splits the purchase price so part is paid on completion and the rest only if the business hits agreed targets afterwards, which means how those targets are defined often matters as much as the headline price.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockExitshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/secondary-share-sales-how-uk-startup-employees-and-investors-cash-out/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/secondary-share-sales-how-uk-startup-employees-and-investors-cash-out/A secondary sale lets an existing shareholder, an early investor or an employee holding shares, sell some of their stake to a new or existing buyer without the company itself raising any new money, and a new FCA-backed private market called PISCES is making this more structured in the UK.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockExitshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/how-uk-startup-exits-actually-work-trade-sale-acquisition-ipo/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/how-uk-startup-exits-actually-work-trade-sale-acquisition-ipo/Most UK startup exits happen through a trade sale or acquisition rather than a stock market listing, and how much founders and investors actually take home depends heavily on the terms agreed years earlier.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockExits