Strategic Merger and Acquisition Advisory for UK SMEs who want off-market deals, disciplined processes, and value-driven outcomes—not just bigger businesses, but better ones.
You know acquisition could accelerate your growth. But the traditional M&A advisory world isn’t built for you:
We’re not traditional M&A advisors. We’re business owners who’ve bought, integrated, and sold companies. We know what actually works—and what’s just advisor theatre.
Our philosophy is simple:
Every acquisition should make your business more valuable, not just bigger. More strategic, not just scaled. More attractive to future acquirers, not more complex.
We ask the questions most advisors skip:
We’re surgical, not scattershot. We help you do the right deals, at the right price, for the right reasons—and walk away from everything else.
Whether you need to get your strategy clear, find off-market opportunities, or execute a pre-exit acquisition, we have a programme designed for your situation.
The Situation: You want to grow through acquisition, but your thesis is vague, your team isn’t aligned, and you’re not confident in your valuation approach. Brokers keep calling, but you’re not sure which opportunities are real and which are distractions.
What We Do: A focused 2-3 week intensive to clarify your acquisition strategy, define your criteria, and create a repeatable playbook—before you spend money on advisors or waste time on unsuitable targets.
You’ll Get:
Who This Is For: First-time acquirers or those who’ve done 1-2 deals without formal process. You’re planning 2-5 acquisitions over the next 3 years and want to get it right this time.
The Outcome: Know exactly what you’re looking for, what you’ll pay, and how you’ll integrate—before you enter the market. No more chasing shiny objects or second-guessing yourself after the LOI is signed.
The Situation: You’re tired of overpriced broker deals where you’re bidding against private equity and strategic buyers. You know the best opportunities are off-market, but you don’t have the time, credibility infrastructure, or compliance knowledge to do it yourself.
What We Do: A systematic 90-day programme to identify, approach, and engage off-market sellers that match your criteria—giving you first-mover advantage and better deal terms.
You’ll Get:
Who This Is For: Serial acquirers planning 1-2+ deals per year who want proprietary deal flow. You have clear criteria, can move quickly on opportunities, and are frustrated with broker quality and competition.
The Outcome: Access to opportunities your competitors don’t know exist. Negotiate from a position of partnership, not competition. Better valuations, better terms, better outcomes.
The Situation: You’re planning to sell in 12-24 months, but your business has gaps that could hurt your valuation. Customer concentration. Limited recurring revenue. Founder dependency. Missing capabilities.
You know one or two strategic acquisitions could transform these weaknesses into strengths—and materially increase your exit multiple. But you’ve never done M&A before, and you can’t afford to get it wrong when the clock is ticking.
What We Do: End-to-end support to identify, execute, and integrate strategic acquisition(s) that make your business substantially more valuable to acquirers—whether that’s one surgical tuck-in or an accelerated roll-up.
You’ll Get:
Who This Is For: Founders with £2-10m EBITDA businesses planning to exit in 12-24 months. You’ve identified specific gaps in your Dirty Dozen assessment. One or more acquisitions would materially improve your exit valuation.
The Outcome: Exit with a stronger business, proven acquisition capability, and 1-2x multiple expansion. Recent client added £8.8m to exit proceeds with one strategic tuck-in.
We’re operators first, advisors second We’ve built, bought, and sold businesses ourselves. We understand that acquisition is a tool for value creation, not an end in itself. We know what actually works—and what’s just advisor theatre.
We’re value-obsessed Every acquisition decision is assessed against strategic value creation. Will this make your business more valuable? More scalable? More attractive to acquirers? If not, we’ll tell you to walk away—even if it costs us a fee.
We’re UK-focused Our sourcing methodology is designed for UK regulatory compliance. We understand the UK SME lending landscape. We know what UK acquirers actually pay and why.
We’re integration-obsessed Most M&A advisors disappear at signing. We don’t. The real value creation (or destruction) happens in the first 100 days post-close. We make sure you don’t just do deals—you win from them.
We’re founder-first If you’re planning to exit, we protect your vision and timeline. If you’re building a platform, we help you scale sustainably. We’ll tell you if you’re not ready to acquire—even if it means we don’t get hired.
We productise Clear scopes, fixed fees where possible, realistic timelines. No bespoke time-based fee fog. You know what you’re getting and what it costs.
Great. We’re not here to replace them. Our Strategy Programme helps you become a better client—you’ll know what you want before you hire them. Our Sourcing Engine finds opportunities they might not see. We often work alongside existing advisors.
It depends on the service. Strategy Programme is fixed fee. Sourcing Engine is fixed fee plus optional retainer. Buy-to-Exit combines staged fees with success fees. We believe in aligned incentives but also need to invest meaningful time upfront.
But we’re always open to discussion where the mutual opportunity is right
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