Acquisitions
Conversations around established businesses.
I speak directly with business owners, advisers and introducers about established businesses where there may be a genuine acquisition fit. The focus is on understanding the business, the owner's objectives and whether there is a sensible basis for a conversation.
What I’m interested in
I’m interested in established, profitable businesses with strong underlying fundamentals. The characteristics below are a guide rather than an inflexible checklist — the quality of the business, the circumstances and the owner’s objectives all matter.
- Established with a track record
- Profitable with sustainable cash generation
- Defensible market position and good customer relationships
- Genuine prospects for continuity and further development
- Owner succession or transition situation
- Capable team and management preferred
How I approach it
- 01Understand the owner and the business first
- 02An early, honest assessment of fit
- 03Clear, straightforward communication
- 04Pragmatic structuring
- 05Respect for employees, customers and continuity
- 06No obligation to proceed if the fit is not right
Owners
If you are considering a full sale, succession, a gradual transition, retirement, a partial exit — or simply thinking about the future rather than an immediate sale — an initial, confidential conversation costs nothing.
Talk about your businessAdvisers & introducers
Accountants, solicitors, corporate-finance advisers, brokers, lenders and M&A contacts — if you have a client or contact I should speak to, it is easy to make the introduction.
Introduce an opportunityNot sure where you fit?
Deal Match is a quick, confidential first-stage assessment. It won’t produce an automated valuation or acquisition decision — it simply helps us both see whether a conversation is worth having.