DealPME resource centre

Understand the framework.Prepare the file.Transfer or acquire.

Analyses, playbooks and tools backed by cited sources, to prepare and carry out the transfer or acquisition of an SME across Francophone Africa.

I am a seller I am a buyer Other profiles

28 resources, 61 verified claimsOfficial sources cited first.

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.

Our evidence method

The path of a transaction, in eight steps

Prepare
Qualify
NDA
Data room
Meeting
LOI
Due diligence
Outcome

Seller corner

You are thinking about transferring your business.

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 Playbook
I qualify buyers
The Serious Buyer Playbook
I negotiate
The Seller Deal Terms Playbook
I transfer
The Closing Readiness Playbook

All resources for sellers

Buyer corner

You are thinking about acquiring an SME.

Frame your project before searching for a target, hiring advisers or making an offer.

I define my project
The Buyer Readiness Playbook
I search
The Acquisition Thesis Playbook
I assess
The First-Look Buyer Playbook
I prepare an offer

Other profiles

DiasporaInvest from abroad while following your file closely.Resources for the diaspora Advisers and expertsPrepare, analyse and support transactions.Resources for advisers InstitutionsUnderstand how a transfer unfolds and support the SMEs you work with.Resources for institutions

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Four moments of a transaction, and the topics each one raises.

Prepare

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Acquire

All of “Acquire”

Execute

The essentials to start with

To read · Article

What makes a business genuinely ready for sale?

Transaction readiness means making facts, risks and evidence understandable - not pretending they have disappeared.

Seller · Adviser · Prepare · Francophone Africa

Published 24/09/2026 · Reviewed 24/09/20266 min read

To use · Playbook

The 90-Day Deal-Ready Playbook

Organise evidence, reduce surprises and prepare an SME before controlled transaction disclosure

Seller · Adviser · Expert · Prepare · Togo

Published 24/09/2026 · Reviewed 24/09/202614 pages

All resources

In-depth articles and operational playbooks, filterable by profile, stage, topic and geography.

What we publish must be verifiable

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.