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About Us

We Acquire Or Partner With Established UK Enterprises.

We are dedicated to the long-term stewardship and growth of established UK enterprises. By leveraging a Buy and Build strategy, we bring regional leaders together to share expertise and scale sustainably to evolve successful local businesses into industry-leading national champions.

Buy & Build
Core Investment Thesis
UK Wide
Acquisition Mandate

Strategy & Execution

We act as the bridge between independent excellence and national scale.

Target Acquisition

Identifying resilient, cash-flow positive firms with strong local reputations and high customer retention rates.

Buy & Build

Deploying capital to aggregate fragmented service providers into a single, operationally integrated platform.

Value Creation

Scaling margins through shared back-office services, tech adoption, and cross-selling capabilities.

Our Ethos

Legacy First

We operate on a simple premise: we don’t change what is working. Our approach is rooted in the preservation of the culture and operational excellence that built your enterprise.

Consultative Leadership

Our leadership style is one of curiosity and partnership. We lead by asking the right questions and listening to the existing team, ensuring their expertise remains the primary driver of success.

Light Touch Stewardship

We believe in strategic oversight, not micromanagement. By maintaining a light touch, we empower local management to run the day-to-day business while we focus on the high-level roadmap and resources.

Generational Horizon

We do not operate on a standard five year exit timeline. Our aim is not to flip for a quick profit, but to build something that will outlast us. Enterprises that continue to serve the local and wider economy for the long term.

Acquisition Mandate

Investment Criteria

The ideal target company will exhibit the following characteristics:

Revenue

Minimum £1 Million

Profitability

Minimum EBITDA £200,000

History

Long established with a strong history of stable EBITDA.

Financial Health

Strongly cash-generative with a robust balance sheet.

Human Capital

Strong second tier management team who will remain with the business post-acquisition.

People

Meet The Team

We represent a new generation of investors, bringing an energetic and fresh approach to the acquisition and scaling of established UK enterprises. With a focus on long-term vision, we are committed to building upon the foundations of existing excellence.

Detailed profiles will be available soon.