Stage 1 · Introduction
Private, often through someone known to both sides.
What we do, in detail
Four activities, all carried out for the company's own account. Nothing here is an offer of any investment.
Program 01 · Small, profitable, boring
Acquisitions
We look for small companies with a history of profitability, real customers and a reason to exist after the founder leaves. Conversations are private and move at the seller's pace, and we give a clear answer rather than stringing anyone along.
Stage 2 · Understanding
What the business is, plainly and without a process.
Stage 3 · Indication
A range and structure, in writing, within weeks.
Stage 4 · Diligence
With our own advisers, if both sides want to continue.
Stage 1 · Transition
Planned with the seller, at a sensible pace.
Stage 2 · The team
People and roles kept where possible.
Stage 3 · Support
Administration, reporting and planning provided.
Stage 4 · Investment
Capital put in where the business needs it.
Program 02 · What happens next
Ownership after the sale
Owners who built something generally care what happens to the staff and the name. We acquire to operate rather than to strip, support the team already running the business, and provide the administration and planning that small companies rarely have.
Program 03 · Premises and equipment
Real assets
Where a business operates from premises or depends on significant equipment, we acquire and hold those too. Assets are maintained properly because they're kept, with licensed trades doing the work that requires them.
Stage 1 · Need
What the business actually depends on.
Stage 2 · Acquisition
Bought and held, not leased back and forth.
Stage 3 · Maintenance
Kept to a standard, with records.
Stage 4 · Reinvestment
Replaced on a planned cycle.
Stage 1 · Introduction
A short note is enough to start.
Stage 2 · Response
A clear answer, usually within days.
Stage 3 · Process
Run at the seller's pace, not ours.
Stage 4 · Close
Through counsel on both sides.
Program 04 · People we work with
Advisers & intermediaries
Most of what we look at arrives through professionals who know a situation well. We respond quickly, say no clearly when it isn't a fit, and keep confidences — which is the only reason anyone brings a second situation.
Thinking about stepping back?
A private conversation, at your pace, with a clear answer either way.