Acquisitions & partnerships
You’ve built something special. What’s next?
We know how much goes into building a business. The years of work, the people who helped make it happen and the decisions that shaped what it has become.
If you’re considering succession, looking for a partner or thinking about selling, we’d welcome a conversation.
We’re interested in businesses with strong products, loyal customers and opportunities we can genuinely get excited about.
The right partnership should respect what’s already been built while creating the opportunity for something more.
The conversation
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You might be approaching retirement, looking for a successor, seeking additional capital or considering whether your business would benefit from becoming part of a larger group.
You might also have a product, brand or company with more potential than your current resources allow you to pursue.
There doesn’t need to be a formal sale process underway.
We’re open to conversations with business owners who want to explore what the next chapter could look like.
Our approach
Respect what’s been built. Explore what it could become.
Every business has a history.
Its products, people, customers, relationships and reputation have often taken years to develop.
Before considering what could change, we want to understand what made the business valuable in the first place.
Then we can explore whether additional capital, operating experience, technology, distribution or other capabilities could help it reach the next stage.
Our interest is in building enduring businesses, not acquiring companies simply to prepare them for resale.
What interests us
We’re open to more than one kind of opportunity.
Our existing experience naturally draws us towards businesses in automotive, engineering, specialist manufacturing, e-commerce, software, outdoor recreation, hospitality, media and related sectors.
We’re also interested in businesses with valuable intellectual property, strong brands, loyal customers or strategic physical assets.
But a company doesn’t need to fit neatly into one of these categories.
If we understand the opportunity, believe in what the business offers and can see how our involvement could create additional value, we’re interested in having the conversation.
Flexible options
The right arrangement depends on the business.
We recognise that business owners have different objectives.
Depending on the circumstances, potential arrangements may include:
- Full acquisition
- Majority investment
- Minority strategic investment
- Founder transition
- Earn-out structures
- Joint ventures
- Asset acquisitions
- Intellectual property acquisitions
- Strategic commercial partnerships
The structure should reflect the needs of the business and the objectives of the people involved.
Confidentiality
Every conversation starts somewhere.
We understand that discussions about ownership, succession and a potential sale can be commercially sensitive.
Initial conversations can be confidential and without obligation.
You don’t need to have a valuation, information memorandum or formal sale process underway before getting in touch.
If you think there may be an opportunity worth discussing, we’d welcome an introduction.