We source the right off-the-market
M&A deals for you.
We help research, strategize and find you the best M&A deal.
We help companies and investors acquire off-market businesses
We provide buy-side acquisition search services for businesses and investors seeking off-market businesses deals.
Our specially designed buyer’s service specialises in providing maximum support when looking to acquire the right business deal based on the criteria of our clients. It all starts with a free confidential consultation with one of our acquisition specialists. This allows us to create the target business profile that will be used to build a research campaign.
Under the direction of our client, we seek to acquire, merge, invest, or form strategic partnerships with an off-the-market business. The process is not easy, but our experience in due diligence makes success more likely.
Our clients choose us because we offer exceptional market access and a professional conduit between them and key acquisition targets. We gather the information our clients require through commercial conversations with business owners, presenting our client and the rationale behind the approach appropriately and professionally.
"We were impressed with the team’s speed, coverage and professionalism which led to us making two significant acquisitions, both of which were off-market deals, of businesses who were not previously considering a sale process. We were so impressed that we decided to set up a joint venture with the team to offer this service to our clients.”
— John Rigby, CEO, K3 Capital Group plc
Our 6 stage process
Our professional service provides a discreet approach designed with our clients' confidentiality in mind.
We seek to provide the smoothest and most likely avenue to seal an M&A business deal. Below are the steps we take to ensure a methodical and logical process when searching and communicating with potential off-market businesses. Through each step, we keep an open dialogue with our clients. Communication is the key to our success when achieving the best outcomes for all involved.
01.
Define Search Criteria
We take the time to understand your search criteria. This is typically based on industry/sub-sector, geography, and scale, though you may have additional requirements, which we are pleased to accommodate.
02.
Market Mapping Exercise
Your deal leader subsequently works closely with our research function to uncover the businesses of most interest. Our starting point is the entire market rather than limiting our search to businesses who might be considered “up for sale”.
03.
Agree Acquisition Targets
Based on summary information relating to company activity, scale, and financials, we will agree on the most appropriate businesses to approach. We make professional approaches to your selected targets.
04.
Detailed Conversations
We have detailed conversations with each of the potentially interested parties to better understand their business, the journey they are on, their aspirations and ultimately to ascertain whether they would be open to exploring the prospect of an acquisition, merge, investment or strategic relationship.
05.
Discuss Each Target
We summarise our findings and discuss each business with you. The conversations we have with the targets provides, for them and you, a more detailed understanding. This offers colour on which companies are likely to be a particularly strong fit.
