Buy-Side Services

Helping ambitious businesses and investors acquire well.

Who this is for

Whether you’re a trade buyer looking to grow through acquisition, a management team
pursuing a buy-in, or an investor backing a buy-and-build strategy, the principle is the
same: the value of an acquisition is made or lost in how it’s identified, assessed and
executed.
We act as an extension of your team — bringing the strategic discipline, deal experience and
market access to help you acquire the right business, on the right terms, with the risks
properly understood before you commit.

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What we do

Acquisition strategy

We help define what “the right target” actually looks like — sector, size, geography, capability gaps — so the search is focused rather than opportunistic.

Target identification and shortlisting

Drawing on our networks and market research, we identify and approach potential targets, including those not actively for sale.

Valuation

Indicative and full valuations to support a credible, well-evidenced offer.

Due diligence

Financial, operational, commercial and cultural due diligence — looking beyond the numbers to whether a target will genuinely integrate and perform.

Negotiation and deal structuring

We lead or support negotiations on price and terms, including earn-outs, warranties and other structures that manage risk on both sides.

Completion

Coordinating legal review, heads of agreement, and the practical steps needed to get a deal over the line.

How we work

Strategy

Defining the acquisition criteria, growth rationale and parameters for a successful deal.

Targeting

Identifying and approaching a shortlist of suitable targets, including discreet outreach to businesses not formally on the market.

Assessment

Indicative valuation and an initial review of fit, before significant cost is committed.

Due diligence

A thorough review of the target’s financial, operational and commercial position, surfacing risks before they become your problem.

Negotiation

Leading discussions on price, terms and structure, balancing pace with protecting your position.

Completion

Managing the process through to signing and close, working alongside your legal and tax advisers.

Track record

We’ve supported acquisitions across construction, manufacturing, professional services, financial services and technology.

Construction Manufacturing Professional Services Financial Services Technology

From a multidisciplinary architecture firm acquiring regional consultancies to expand its UK footprint, to an FTSE 250 insurer acquiring mutual insurers and back books across Europe and the UK, to industrial services and facilities management roll-ups.

Our approach goes beyond financial due diligence to consider cultural fit and operational integration — the factors that most often determine whether an acquisition actually delivers the value it promised.

Considering growth through acquisition?

Whether you have specific targets in mind or are still shaping the strategy, we’d welcome an initial conversation.