Looking to buy
Know what it's worth before you offer.
Whether it's a first acquisition, a bolt-on, or a competitor that's quietly come to market, walk into the conversation with an independent view of value — not the seller's asking price dressed up as fact.
A buyer's number, before you anchor on the seller's.
An asking price is almost always too high — either a broker's price to win an instruction, or a seller's emotion outweighing fact.
Going in without your own figure means either overpaying for an average business or losing a good one because you couldn't justify the price internally — to a board, a bank, or yourself.
We assess the target the same way we'd assess it for any owner: triangulating an earnings multiple, the net assets and a cash-flow view, and benchmarking against comparable deals in the sector. You receive a written report in 72 hours, fixed fee, typically £495 — a fraction of what a single percentage point of price movement is worth on the deal.
This is for you if…
- —You're in early conversations with a seller and want a defensible number before you make an offer.
- —You're weighing a bolt-on or competitor acquisition and need a sense-check of the asking price.
- —You're a search-fund or first-time buyer who needs an independent view to take to funders.
- —You've had an offer accepted and want a valuation to underpin the price during diligence.
Beyond the valuation — full buyer support.
Buyer support package
If you decide to proceed with the acquisition, we can stay alongside you through to completion — bringing the same independent, buy-side judgement to every stage of the deal.
Engagement fee
£2,000
payable to commence
Completion fee
2%
of the final purchase price (inclusive of the engagement fee)
What's included
- —Negotiation of price and commercial terms
- —Heads of Terms — drafting and review
- —Due diligence support and findings review
- —Project management of solicitors, accountants and lenders
- —A single point of contact from offer through to completion
Fully buy-side. We act for you alone — never for the seller or their broker — and take no commission from either.
Know the number before you offer.
A fixed-fee valuation of the target, delivered in 72 hours.