For accountants, corporate finance boutiques and trade bodies
A clear, discreet buyer for clients who have no successor.
I am looking to acquire and personally lead a single UK business, focused primarily on services to construction, with secondary interest in specialist manufacturing. If your client has built a solid business, has no internal successor, and wants to avoid a disruptive auction, I provide a direct, confidential succession route.
The criteria, in one block
So you can tell in a minute whether a client fits.
Sector
Primary: Services to construction driven by statutory compliance, recurring maintenance, and repair (e.g., HVAC, fire & safety, TIC). Opportunistic: Specialist B2B manufacturing or services to manufacturing
Size
£1.2m–£3m EBITDA; 15%+ EBITDA margin; 3+ years cash-flow positive; 20+ staff
Customers
Recurring B2B revenue; low customer concentration (no single client >15–20% of sales)
Ownership
Private, UK-based, 90% or greater stake available; an owner without an internal successor.
Where
North West and Midlands focus, open to high-quality businesses nationwide.
How referrals are handled
In confidence
An introduction stays between you, the client and me. Nobody else is told, and nobody is approached without your agreement.
A buyer, not a competitor
I am a buyer, not an adviser. I do not offer your clients corporate finance, tax or advisory services, so there is nothing to compete over.
Fees only in writing
No fee arrangement is assumed. Where introductory terms apply, they are formally agreed in writing before an introduction is made.
Let us have a 20-minute conversation
I would like to understand what your clients worry about at succession, and to share my one-page criteria.
07502 646419
Manchester, UK