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Every one of these bought UK founder-owned businesses in the last two years. If they buy what you buy, they're looking at your targets now.

224active buyers in our markets
442acquisitions in 24 months
17,505founder-owned businesses mapped
PE-backed platformUK
20acquisitions in 24 months
Govtech
Buys businesses of 10 to 20 staff, in London
PE-backed platformUK
16acquisitions in 24 months
IT consulting
Buys businesses of 10 to 120 staff, across Britain
Trade buyerUK
5acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 25 to 40 staff, across Britain
Overseas buyer
5acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 15 to 80 staff, across the North West
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Recruitment
Buys businesses of 35 to 150 staff, across the South East and London
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 15 to 30 staff, across the Midlands and Scotland
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 5 to 20 staff, across the North East
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 20 to 120 staff, across the South West and the South East
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 10 to 20 staff, across Yorkshire
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Enterprise software
Buys businesses of 5 to 40 staff, across the South West and Yorkshire
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 45 to 60 staff, across the South East and the East of England
Founder-owned groupUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Software
Buys businesses of 10 to 30 staff, across London and the East of England
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 10 to 40 staff, across London and the South East
Overseas buyer
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 15 to 50 staff, across the South East
Founder-owned groupUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 15 to 50 staff, across the South East
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 15 to 40 staff, across Britain
PE-backed platformUK
20acquisitions in 24 months
Govtech
Buys businesses of 10 to 20 staff, in London
PE-backed platformUK
16acquisitions in 24 months
IT consulting
Buys businesses of 10 to 120 staff, across Britain
Trade buyerUK
5acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 25 to 40 staff, across Britain
Overseas buyer
5acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 15 to 80 staff, across the North West
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Recruitment
Buys businesses of 35 to 150 staff, across the South East and London
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 15 to 30 staff, across the Midlands and Scotland
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 5 to 20 staff, across the North East
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 20 to 120 staff, across the South West and the South East
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 10 to 20 staff, across Yorkshire
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Enterprise software
Buys businesses of 5 to 40 staff, across the South West and Yorkshire
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 45 to 60 staff, across the South East and the East of England
Founder-owned groupUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Software
Buys businesses of 10 to 30 staff, across London and the East of England
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 10 to 40 staff, across London and the South East
Overseas buyer
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 15 to 50 staff, across the South East
Founder-owned groupUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 15 to 50 staff, across the South East
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 15 to 40 staff, across Britain
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Healthtech
Buys businesses of 5 to 100 staff, across the South East
Trade buyerUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 10 to 20 staff, across Britain
Overseas buyer
3acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 30 to 110 staff, across Wales
PE-backed platformUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 10 to 40 staff, across London and the South East
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 15 to 40 staff, across the North West and the South East
PE-backed platformUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 5 to 20 staff, across the South East and the Midlands
Trade buyerUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 25 to 50 staff, across Britain
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 5 to 30 staff, across the North West
PE-backed platformUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 20 to 30 staff, in London
Overseas buyer
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 10 to 30 staff, across Britain
Overseas buyer
3acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 30 to 80 staff, in London
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 5 to 20 staff, across the South East
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 5 to 20 staff, across the South West and Wales
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 25 to 50 staff, across the North West
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 50 to 90 staff, across the South East
Listed groupUK
2acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 30 to 70 staff, in London
PE-backed platformUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
Healthtech
Buys businesses of 5 to 100 staff, across the South East
Trade buyerUK
4acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 10 to 20 staff, across Britain
Overseas buyer
3acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 30 to 110 staff, across Wales
PE-backed platformUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 10 to 40 staff, across London and the South East
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 15 to 40 staff, across the North West and the South East
PE-backed platformUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 5 to 20 staff, across the South East and the Midlands
Trade buyerUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 25 to 50 staff, across Britain
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 5 to 30 staff, across the North West
PE-backed platformUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 20 to 30 staff, in London
Overseas buyer
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 10 to 30 staff, across Britain
Overseas buyer
3acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 30 to 80 staff, in London
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 5 to 20 staff, across the South East
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 5 to 20 staff, across the South West and Wales
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
AI infrastructure trades
Buys businesses of 25 to 50 staff, across the North West
Founder-owned groupUK
3acquisitions in 24 months
Tech-enabled services
Buys businesses of 50 to 90 staff, across the South East
Listed groupUK
2acquisitions in 24 months
IT services
Buys businesses of 30 to 70 staff, in London
How it works

Three steps. Thirty seconds.

01

Enter your website

If your deals are on Companies House, we match on what you've actually bought. If not, we read what you do.

02

Pick your size

A 20-person firm and a 90-person firm sit on different shelves, with different rivals.

03

See your shelf

How many fit, which are ready to sell, five of them anonymised, and who else is buying.

Questions buyers ask.

Where do the businesses come from?

Companies House. We map every founder-owned business in our markets with its owners and three years of figures, and we write to the owners ourselves. That's how we know which are ready and which are getting ready.

Will the owners know I looked?

No. Nothing about you is shared and nobody is contacted. Your page sits behind a private link only you have.

What does "ready to sell" mean?

Our read on the filed figures: the scale, profit and management depth a buyer pays for as it stands. "Being built" means the right business with a gap to close first.

Why no names?

Names come on the Acquisition Afternoon, with the plan to approach the first five. Founders trust us with what they tell us, and that's what makes the list worth having.

Who is it for?

Trade buyers, groups and PE-backed platforms buying UK technology and technology-enabled services businesses: IT and managed services, software, cyber security, agencies and consultancies, and the electrical, M&E and power trades behind data centres.

Buy better.

Start with your shelf. It takes thirty seconds.

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