Our client is a successful cleaning and soft services provider who operates nationally, but after a strategic review by the CFO it was clear that a large proportion of their income was derived from three key regions in the UK and two clients. They were therefore seeking to grow, not in terms of service diversification, […]
We were retained by our client, who had built his business over a period of 15 years, in order to work confidentially to sell his business. Our client had created his business from scratch, originally undertaking guarding duties for groups he knew personally and then eventually winning contracts and successfully providing a range of guarding […]
We were retained by our client, who had built his business over a period of 12 years, in order to discreetly sell his business. From our initial meeting we established his key reasons for selling and agreed a short-term plan so that he could maximise his exit position and also remain engaged in the business […]
Our overseas client, who was highly versed in acquisitions and disposals, had identified a need for a bolt-on business in the UK to increase the geographic coverage of their existing company based in the North of England. Whilst their own internal research had identified a number of targets, our own research and knowledge of the […]
Our client is a successful project management and operations business with a strong reputation in high risk and business critical environments. Whilst they have been successful over the years, their core business remains heavily reliant on a limited core set of clients and services provided. This limitation can at times expose them, so they considered […]
Our client, the Managing Director of a successful professional services practice, approached us as he wanted to expand his business by acquiring a bolt-on complementary business and had a number of groups in mind. However, he wanted to remain anonymous so that his plans could be tested discreetly and to ensure best value was obtained […]
We were contacted by a group in a ‘distressed’ position who needed to move quickly and had concluded that a trade buyer was their best option given time pressures. Our team quickly mobilised and undertook an initial review so that we understood the key operational issues affecting the business. We used our accountant to identify […]
Our client had invested in a non-core services business that had only just broken even for a number of years, but that now required further shareholder funds to maintain adequate cash-flow. After an initial meeting with our client, we were able to provide a quick assessment as it had reached the point when further capital […]
As part of a business acquisition, we undertook a review of the property assets and worked closely with the client acquisition team to assess both cost-saving initiatives and development gain. Our client was buying a business that had a number of production sites in a range of locations (edge of town to rural). These sites […]
Our client was undertaking a major M&A as well as bidding for a long-term service supply contract, with a total value of over £1bn. At a key stage in the project a number of personnel wanted to leave, there was conflict in the team and senior leadership had lost faith in the direction the bid, […]