The Acquisition Afternoon
Buy Better.
One afternoon, in our office or online. You leave with a named shortlist of the founder-owned businesses that fit your thesis, which of them are ready to sell, who you're up against, and the plan to approach the first five.
Book your afternoon →Where our deal team has bought, built and sold
The problem
Let's be honest.
You can't find enough good deals.
You have the capital, the platform and the appetite. What you lack is a steady flow of founder-owned businesses that fit your thesis, are ready to sell, and haven't been shown to every other buyer. So you wait for brokers, chase the same names as everyone else, and pay auction prices for what's left.
The shortlist
Good deals, found first.
We map every founder-owned business in your market, read each one from its filed accounts and write to the owners ourselves. On the afternoon, you see what that finds for you.
01
Fit
Every founder-owned business that fits your thesis, named, by size, trade and region.
02
Ready
Which you could buy as they stand, and which are being built to sell.
03
Direct
Owners we reach ourselves, before a broker does.
04
First
The first five, in order, and how to open each conversation.
How the afternoon works
One afternoon. A named shortlist.
We start from what you've bought and what you want next, and finish with names.
Before
Your thesis. You tell us what you've bought and what you want next. We run it against the register and read every match before we meet.
1pm
The map. Every business that fits, sized and placed, and the other buyers already circling them.
2.30pm
The shortlist. We name the businesses, why each one fits, and whether it's ready now or being built to sell.
4pm
The approach. The first five, the order, and how to open each conversation.
After
Your written shortlist. The named list and the approach plan, in writing within five days.
Meet Thomas Cornwall.
Fifteen years buying, building and selling businesses, for himself, for strategic buyers and for private equity. On the afternoon you get the other side of the table: which founders are ready, what they want, and how to reach them before anyone else does.
100+
deals
£2BN+
transacted
12,900
founder-owned businesses mapped
The offer
One simple investment.
- An afternoon with the deal team, in our office or online
- Your thesis run against every founder-owned business in your market
- A named shortlist, with who is ready now
- A written approach plan for the first five, within five days
The Acquisition Afternoon
£10,000 + VAT
Paid upfront.
Book the afternoon → Prefer to talk first? Book a callLimited afternoons each month
Before you book.
Is this right for me?
It's right for you if you've bought before or are building a group, and you want founder-owned UK businesses with £2M or more in revenue in IT services, cyber security, software, tech-enabled services or AI infrastructure. It's probably wrong for you if you already have a single target in mind, or you want us to run a sale for you.
Are the businesses named?
Yes. On the afternoon we name every business on your shortlist and tell you why it fits.
How is this different from a broker?
A broker sells one business to as many buyers as possible. We start from your thesis, find every business that fits, and reach the owners directly, before they are on anyone else's list.
Will you introduce us to the founders?
Where a founder is one we already work with, we introduce you with their agreement, one at a time. For the rest, your approach plan shows how to open the conversation yourself.
What do we need to prepare?
What you've bought so far and what you want next: sectors, size, regions and the deal shapes you'll do. We do the rest before we meet.
Can I bring my team?
Yes. Bring whoever will run the approaches or sign off the deals.
Is it in person or online?
Either. In our office or on a video call, whichever suits you.
Buy better.
Pay by card or bank, and Thomas confirms your date within one working day. The afternoon goes ahead once payment has cleared.
Pay in full£10,000 + VATAgree your date →Prefer to talk first? Book a call. Paying by bank transfer? Ask for an invoice.