Services
Founder-led and sponsor-backed service platforms.
The exit you have built towards. At the number it deserves.
Sell-side M&A for founder-led services, consumer, and technology companies.
- One senior team from first valuation to close
- A private network of 5,000+ verified acquirers
- Investment banking rigour, operator speed.
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Acquiring in these sectors? Speak to our buy-side desk →Operators and advisors to market-leading businesses
5,000+
Verified buyers
In our private network
12 yrs
Experience
Building & selling businesses
93%
Success rate
Of mandates taken to close
Sector coverage.
Two sectors. We have operated in both, and we know who is buying in each.
Consumer & technology
Brand-led and digital-first companies.
Who buys in each sector, and what sets the price →
We decline more processes than we accept.
We have sat on your side of the table.
Before advising on sales, we ran one.
Creed Media was built from an idea into 150 people across four offices and $75m in sales, running campaigns for Universal Music Group, Warner, Sony, H&M, Red Bull and KFC.
In 2021 a private equity investor acquired a stake at 12× EBITDA, against a category norm of three to six.
The business trades today without its founders in the seat. That is the outcome we prepare every client toward, because it is the one a buyer pays a premium for.
- 3Exits completed as principals
- 12×EBITDA achieved, against a 3 to 6× norm
- 4Offices built and operated
The work covered by
An investment bank built this decade.
Six differences that decide what you walk away with.
The number
An opinion, and it moves once diligence starts.
Written offers from several buyers, on one timeline.
What you see
Months of silence and an occasional call.
You approve every name before it is approached.
Who runs it
An analyst you did not meet at the pitch.
The people who pitched it. There is no bench.
When work starts
When you decide to go to market.
Twelve to twenty-four months before that.
The buyer list
The same database that got the last teaser.
A named universe already buying in your sector.
How we are paid
Retainers, billed whether you sell or not.
Mostly on close. We are paid on your result.
Rigour is not the same as slowness, and technology is not the same as a shortcut. We use both to spend our judgment where judgment changes the price.
One platform. Both sides of the deal.
Sell-side M&A run by operators, a verified buyer network, and the tools to know what your business is worth.
For founders
Exit on your terms, at the right multiple.
We run a structured, competitive sale process designed to drive multiple offers, protect your leverage, and close at maximum value.
- One team, end to endValuation, preparation, buyer outreach, negotiation, and close. You run the business; we run the transaction.
- Buyers you cannot reach aloneStrategics, funds, and family offices already in our network, approached warm.
- Confidential until you decide otherwiseYour business goes to market under a codename. Buyers sign an NDA before they learn your name.
- Paid on your resultThe majority of our fee lands only when the deal closes. We have no incentive to sell you cheap or fast.
In market now
Project Beacon
LPG-2414
- Preparation14 weeks. Margin rebuilt, founder dependency reduced, numbers verified.
- Buyer outreach212 matched buyers approached under codename. 34 signed NDAs.
- Final bids4 credible parties bidding on one timeline.
- CloseTerms negotiated, diligence managed, signed and funded.
Illustrative. This is the view a seller has of their own process while it runs.
For acquirers
Introductions, not a list to browse.
We represent companies that are never advertised. Tell us what you are looking to acquire and we come to you when something on our book actually fits it.
- Numbers stand upEarnings and operating data are verified before a single figure reaches you.
- Matched to your mandateSector, size and structure. You hear from us when it fits, and not otherwise.
- Confidential throughoutNamed company and data room open under non-disclosure, once both sides agree.
- Run to completionDiligence coordination, legal introductions and structure, through to funded.
How access works
- You state a mandateSector, geography, cheque size, structure, and what you will not look at.
- We verify you onceEntity, source of funds, and acquisition history. One review, not one per approach.
- We come to youWhen a mandate fits what you told us, we make the introduction under non-disclosure.
- You meet the sellerNamed company, full numbers, direct access to the people who run it.
Nothing we represent is advertised. There is no list to browse, and a seller decides who learns their name.
Free tool
Know what your business is worth today.
A data-backed indicative range built on real acquisition multiples, not industry averages.
- Real sector multiplesConsumer goods, software, tech & media, and B2B services.
- Quality-adjusted rangeGrowth, margin, and recurring revenue move your number live.
- The precise figure on a callFinancial quality, management depth, and buyer competition set the top of the range.
Live estimate
Indicative enterprise value
£27m – £40m
Live figures from the calculator below. Adjust your own inputs to see your range.
Four stages, one outcome.
A structured sell-side process, refined across a decade of exits. Click through each stage.
Stage 01
Business preparation
We identify what buyers will discount and fix it first: margin, revenue quality, concentration, and the equity story. Going to market from strength, not in reaction to an approach.
- Confidential from day one
- Value levers fixed before market
By the numbers
12-24mo
ideal preparation window
See the indicative range. Then get the real number.
Adjust your revenue, margin, sector, and growth to see where businesses like yours trade today. The precise figure, and what it takes to reach the top of the range, comes from the call.
Business fundamentals
£20m
20%
Category
Growth & quality
15%
40%
Indicative enterprise value
£22m – £31m
Based on current sector multiples
£4.0m
Est. EBITDA
5.0 – 7.0×
Implied EBITDA multiple
Indicative only, calibrated to 2025-26 private-market transaction data and the inputs above. Your real valuation depends on financial quality, growth story, management depth, and buyer competition. That is what we cover on the call.
Book a discovery call.
A free 15-minute intro with our M&A desk: your business, your timing, and whether we are the right team to run your exit.
- 15 minutes with a senior principal, not a sales team.
- Talk through the business, your timing, and what an exit could look like.
- Leave knowing whether it makes sense to go further, and what the next step is.
- Held in confidence, with no commitment on either side. Want the deep 60-minute working session on where value is stuck instead? That's the Exit Readiness Session.
5,000+Verified buyers
93%Success rate
What founders ask before we talk.
What size business do you work with?
We cover two sectors. Services: agencies, consulting and professional services, talent and recruitment, HVAC and mechanical, trades, and automotive services. Consumer and technology: consumer brands and CPG, ecommerce, software, consumer applications, games, and franchise systems. Our clients are founder-owned, family-held, or institutionally backed companies. Mandate size and process fit are established in the first conversation, and we take on a limited number of sell-side mandates each year.
How accurate is the valuation model above?
The model gives an indicative range based on current sector multiples and the inputs you provide. It is a directional starting point, not a formal valuation. Your real number accounts for financial quality, growth, management, and buyer competition, which we cover on the call.
When is the right time to start?
Ideally twelve to twenty-four months before you want to transact. That gives us time to prepare the business, fix what buyers discount, and go to market from a position of strength rather than reacting to an unsolicited approach.
How do you charge?
We earn the majority of our fee at close, aligned with the outcome. Our incentive is to maximise what you receive, not to complete a transaction quickly. We discuss the specifics on the first call.
What happens on the first call?
We talk about the business, where it is today, and what you want the exit to achieve. You leave knowing an indicative range, what is capping your multiple, and what it would take to reach the top of it. The conversation is held in confidence, with no commitment on either side.
Find out what your business is really worth.
One call to understand your indicative valuation, what is capping the multiple, and what it could be worth with focused work. Held in confidence, with no commitment on either side.