Specialists in business sales and acquisitions for the engineering, technology and B2B service sectors.

Selling SME’s and Owner Managed Businesses

We sell over 80% of our business sale
assignments within 12 months

We’re UK based with
international reach

M&A Outlook 2023

Update October 2023: According to M&A advisors’ platform Dealsuite’s UK & Ireland M&A Monitor report just out, in H1-2023, the number of sell-side transactions increased by an average of 4% versus H2-2022. A strong sign that there is good appetite for acquisitions of SME businesses.

Core sectors of interest are Cyber Security and IT, logistics, Media and Communications. We still see a good level of interest in our Engineering & Manufacturing businesses too. Check out our latest Businesses For Sale and Recent M&A Deals.

If you would like advice on your exit strategy, do get in touch.

Realise the Full Value of
Your Business

Our business sale and acquisition consultants are highly experienced in selling established SME businesses and negotiating the optimum value whether via a trade sale, MBO or Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).
Working with a small number of clients, our hands-on service coupled with our extensive network of buyers ensures that we achieve our high success rate.

We will manage the complete Selling Process from the initial idea through to the successful sale – all the time adding value to your business.

Business Sale Service

We Sell Businesses

Achieving both a high success rate and optimum deal value for our clients, we are sector focused business brokers operating across the UK and internationally, providing a hands-on one-to-one service to business owners selling their business. Read more about our individual services below.

Learn more about us

Businesses For Sale

IT Change Management Consultancy

Turnover: £1.0m

Location: UK

Market Research Agency

Turnover: £1.7m

Location: UK Wide

Private Ambulance Company

Turnover: £2.8m

Location: South East UK

Electrical and Audio-Visual Contractor

Turnover: £7.0m

Location: UK

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Latest Business Sales News and Events

Wed 2nd August 2023

ESG – Why bother?

The issue of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is firmly on the business agenda, but what does it mean and why should you take time out of your busy life as an owner to engage with it? Why bother? Here’s eight reasons why… It makes business sense. Applying the ESG lens to your business will...

Fri 5th May 2023

The Fastest Way to Grow Your Accountancy Firm

As business sales brokers, we routinely work with a range of accountancy firms of various sizes and stages of development. Our approach to our working relationships with accountancy firms has always been one of open collaboration, and in the spirit of this approach, we aim to share our insights through a series of blogs which...

Mon 17th April 2023

Hornblower at Accountex 2023

We are pleased once again to be exhibiting at the trade show for accountants, Accountex 2023 at the Excel Centre in London. Denise Prentice, Derick Humphrey and myself (Henry Campbell-Jones) will be at Stand 585 on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th May, so do come and see us. Over the years, we have built relationships and...

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