Buy a business
Support for acquisition entrepreneurs and owners buying a business: a clear view of the numbers, the risks and a sensible price – before you commit.
The acquisition process
Every deal is different, but most follow the same path. We can support you at any point – from the first look at an opportunity to the day after completion.
Agree what you want to buy, why, and what you can afford.
Identify and screen businesses that fit your criteria.
Review the numbers, the risks and the questions to ask the seller.
Normalise earnings and form a view on a sensible price.
Financial and commercial input into your offer and Heads of Terms, alongside your legal advisers.
Financial due diligence, scaled to the size and risk of the deal.
Model the funding requirement and prepare the information funders ask for.
Use what diligence found to refine price, terms and protections.
Coordinate the financial workstreams with your legal advisers to completion.
Put reporting and financial control in place from day one.
Services and pricing
Start with a focused review of one opportunity, or work with us throughout your search. Read more about Acquisition Opportunity Review, Acquisition Assessment, Financial Due Diligence and Full Acquisition Partner.
£995
A focused first look at a business you are considering buying.
from £2,500
Deeper analysis once an opportunity becomes serious.
from £5,000
Focused or comprehensive financial diligence tailored to the size and complexity of the deal.
from £1,250 per month plus a completion fee
Ongoing support for buyers pursuing a structured acquisition strategy.
Formal due diligence, legal and specialist work are scoped separately.
Prices shown exclude VAT where applicable.
Some businesses are sold confidentially and may never be publicly advertised. Register your acquisition criteria and we will contact you when we identify an opportunity that may be relevant.
FAQs
No. We can help you define what you are looking for and register your acquisition criteria, or review a specific opportunity you have already found.
We record what you are looking for and will contact you when we identify an opportunity that may be relevant. Matching is done by a person, not automatically, and registering does not commit you to anything. We'll ask you to confirm or update your acquisition criteria at least every 12 months.
We can prepare the acquisition finance model and the information funders usually need. Where a service requires regulatory authorisation, we work with appropriately authorised third-party partners.
Next step
Tell us about the business you are looking at, or the one you hope to find.
