Corporate Acquirer in London Looking to Buyout Businesses Upto GBP 10 million

I operate within a UK based family office focused on long term, value oriented investments across Europe. Our approach centres on asset backed businesses, concession and infrastructure linked assets, and operating companies with defensible cash flows and clear downside protection. We invest with a long-term horizon, prioritising disciplined capital deployment, governance, and sustainable value creation over short-term financial engineering. Our experience includes regulated environments, public sector counterparties, and businesses operating under concession, licence, or framework based structures.

We typically engage as active owners, working alongside management and stakeholders to strengthen operations, optimise cost structures, and support measured growth.

Acquiring / Buying a Business, Investing in a Business, Lending to a Business, Buying Business Assets, Taking up a Franchise / Distributorship / Sales Agency

We focus on businesses where value is supported by tangible assets, contractual visibility, and controlled downside risk. Preference is given to asset backed and concession led businesses, or operating companies with long term licences, institutional counterparties, or repeat contracted revenues that provide clear cash flow visibility.

We look for disciplined cost structures, realistic payrolls, and businesses that can operate sustainably without continual capital injection. Sensible leverage, transparent ownership, and clean governance are essential, as is the ability to exercise meaningful control or influence post investment.

We favour opportunities where value creation is driven by operational improvement, commercial optimisation, or structured growth rather than speculative re rating. Regulated or public sector linked environments are acceptable where obligations, renewal terms, and compliance costs are clearly understood.

We avoid speculative, pre revenue, or heavily leveraged businesses, consumer trend driven models, and situations where returns rely primarily on future exits rather than operating cash flow. We also avoid founder dependent businesses with weak governance or unclear decision making authority.

Factors I look for in a business:
• Predictable revenue and strong cash flow.
• Clear path to profitability and scalability.
• Defensible market position or niche.
• Competent management and sound operations.
• Realistic valuation expectations.
• Opportunities to improve structure, systems, or growth execution.

• Connected with 7 businesses
• Received 10+ proposals
• 1 day, 9 hours ago

  Received a proposal from Experienced metal fabrication company with a diverse service portfolio, seeking full sale.
• 2 days, 9 hours ago

  Received a proposal from 20-year-old IT consultancy in Lisbon with wide range of services and diverse client portfolio.
• 3 days, 12 hours ago

  Received a proposal from Premium manufacturer specializing in high-end forged and prepreg carbon components for yachts and automobiles.