DealPME resource centre
Analyses, playbooks and tools backed by cited sources, to prepare and carry out the transfer or acquisition of an SME across Francophone Africa.
Official sources first
OHADA, WAEMU, BCEAO texts and multilateral institutions come first.
Native French and English
Each resource is written in both languages.
OHADA and WAEMU where relevant
The legal framework is cited where it applies, with its limits.
Dates, scope and limits
Each page says when it was reviewed and how far its evidence goes.
The path of a transaction, in eight steps
Seller corner
See what lies ahead before you open your accounts or start a negotiation.
I am thinking
Am I Really Ready to Sell My Business?I am preparing
The Confidential Sale PlaybookI qualify buyers
The Serious Buyer PlaybookI negotiate
The Seller Deal Terms PlaybookI transfer
The Closing Readiness PlaybookBuyer corner
Frame your project before searching for a target, hiring advisers or making an offer.
I define my project
The Buyer Readiness PlaybookI search
The Acquisition Thesis PlaybookI assess
The First-Look Buyer PlaybookI prepare an offer
Four moments of a transaction, and the topics each one raises.
To read · Article
Transaction readiness means making facts, risks and evidence understandable - not pretending they have disappeared.
Published 24/09/2026 · Reviewed 24/09/20266 min read
To use · Playbook
Organise evidence, reduce surprises and prepare an SME before controlled transaction disclosure
Published 24/09/2026 · Reviewed 24/09/202614 pages
In-depth articles and operational playbooks, filterable by profile, stage, topic and geography.
Every important figure states its source, period, scope and, where needed, its limits. Sources are ranked by authority.
61 verified claims across 28 published resources.
Official and regulatory
OHADA uniform acts, WAEMU texts, BCEAO, public administrations.
9 sources cited
Multilateral
World Bank, IFC, AfDB, OECD: frameworks and comparable data.
7 sources cited
Professional and academic
Firm studies and research, with their caveats.
2 sources cited
Platform rules
How DealPME is governed, presented as such.
These resources explain; they do not replace legal, tax or financial advice, nor a formal valuation. DealPME does not take sides in transactions.
I run due diligence
The OHADA SME Due Diligence PlaybookI acquire
The SME Acquisition Playbook28 resources
Article
1,363 deals in 2025, rising intra-African activity and more selective capital: what the latest evidence really means for SME sellers and buyers.
Reviewed 24/09/20267 min read
Article
Useful liquidity starts with prepared files, credible buyers and a governed chain of evidence.
Reviewed 24/09/20267 min read
Article
Transaction structure determines what transfers, what must be diligenced and where residual risk sits.
Reviewed 24/09/20266 min read
Article
Transaction readiness means making facts, risks and evidence understandable - not pretending they have disappeared.
Reviewed 24/09/20266 min read
Article
Identity, authority, acquisition thesis and funding capacity should deepen as access becomes more sensitive.
Reviewed 24/09/20266 min read
Article
Scarce comparables require more, not less, discipline on assumptions, methods and limitations.
Reviewed 24/09/20267 min read
Article
Qualification, NDA, granular permissions, revocation and auditability turn confidentiality into an execution discipline.
Reviewed 24/09/20265 min read
Article
Equity, debt, guarantees and seller finance must be built around sustainable cash flow, not headline price alone.
Reviewed 24/09/20266 min read
Article
Turning investment intent into an acquisition requires a thesis, evidence, financing and executable governance.
Reviewed 24/09/20266 min read
Article
AI creates value when it remains bound to evidence, permissions and explicit human authority.
Reviewed 24/09/20266 min read
Playbook
Prepare evidence, remediate gaps and reach governed review without confusing preparation with certification.
Reviewed 24/09/202614 pages
Playbook
From acquisition thesis to closing: a gated process for decisions with more evidence and less drift.
Reviewed 24/09/20269 pages
Playbook
Build a controlled, auditable and revocable data room for due diligence.
Reviewed 24/09/20268 pages
Playbook
An evidence-first framework for turning document requests into transaction decisions.
Reviewed 24/09/20269 pages
Playbook
Compare price, payment, financing, conditions and execution risk in one coherent term architecture.
Reviewed 24/09/20268 pages
Playbook
Build executable funding around cash flow, evidence and closing conditions.
Reviewed 24/09/20269 pages
Playbook
From cross-border intent to a financeable, diligenced and governable acquisition.
Reviewed 24/09/202614 pages
Playbook
Stabilise information, protect liquidity and select a governed route before the crisis selects one for you.
Reviewed 24/09/202614 pages
Playbook
Control conditions, financing, documents, funds and evidence through executable completion.
Reviewed 24/09/202611 pages
Playbook
Align family, ownership and management before opening a transaction.
Reviewed 24/09/202610 pages
Seller corner
A decision guide before taking your SME to market.
Reviewed 24/09/202610 pages
Seller corner
Disclose enough to progress, never more than necessary.
Reviewed 24/09/202612 pages
Seller corner
Separate interest, capacity and commitment before opening more information.
Reviewed 24/09/202611 pages
Seller corner
Compare the economics and risk of an offer, not only its headline price.
Reviewed 24/09/202612 pages
Buyer corner
Before searching, test your thesis, capital and execution capacity.
Reviewed 24/09/202611 pages
Buyer corner
Turn acquisition intent into explicit and disciplined search criteria.
Reviewed 24/09/202611 pages
Buyer corner
Eight blocks for deciding where to investigate before an LOI.
Reviewed 24/09/202612 pages
Buyer corner
Test value, cash, financing and downside without inventing a market multiple.
Reviewed 24/09/202614 pages
