We buy brands worth keeping.
Our model is simple. We acquire outright, in the UK and internationally. We back the right operator. We supply capital, governance and patience — and when a deal is right, we move in days, not months.
The model
How a holding company is supposed to work.
We acquire each business outright, in cash, without earn-outs that would change behaviour. We retain the operator, or we appoint one with the right sector knowledge. We provide governance — the parent’s job is to ask sharper questions, not to second-guess the work — and capital, used carefully.
We buy healthy businesses and businesses that need restructuring or a turnaround. We do not consolidate, rebrand or absorb what we own: each business keeps its name, its market and its team. The endorsement signals continuity, not control.
And we hold. Not for three years, not for five. For decades. That is the simplest difference between us and almost every alternative.
What we look for
Acquisition criteria.
What we buy
- Established businesses, typically £2m–£15m revenue.
- A trading history of usually two years or more.
- Healthy businesses, and businesses that need restructuring or a turnaround.
- Technology platforms as well as traditional operating businesses.
- Businesses in the UK and internationally.
- Founder, family or shareholder sellers open to an outright sale.
- Sectors including technology, professional services, manufacturing, e-commerce, consumer, logistics and hospitality.
What we don’t
- Pre-revenue start-ups.
- Minority stakes or growth-equity rounds.
- Structured deals with earn-outs longer than 12 months.
- Sectors regulated in ways that conflict with long-term ownership.
The process
From first conversation to completion — in weeks, not months.
There are two routes, depending on the position the business is in. Either way, the first conversation is direct and confidential. You do not need an NDA to start one, but if you would like one in place, we are happy to sign it.
Route 01
Standard sale
Around three weeks from full information to completion.
Week 1
Conversation and offer
A direct discussion about the business and what you want from a sale. Once we have full information — accounts, management figures, key contracts — we put a written offer on the table within a week.
Week 2
Diligence
Focused financial, legal and commercial diligence, completed within a further week. Sale documents are drafted by counsel on both sides in parallel, and you keep running the business.
Week 3
Completion
Cash at completion and transfer of shares, usually a week after diligence closes. The business keeps its identity and its team.
Route 02
Distressed sale
From first conversation to completion within a week.
Within 7 days
Rapid acquisition
When a business is under pressure — cash, creditors, a lender’s deadline — speed matters more than ceremony. We can assess, offer and complete within a week, working with your advisers to meet the deadline you are facing.
What helps us move this quickly
- Latest accounts and current management figures.
- A clear picture of creditors, debts and any security.
- Key customer, supplier and employment contracts.
- Details of leases, loans and any deadlines you are facing.