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 2024

Update July 2024: Seen the amount of interest we have received in our latest business sale mandates, buyers of businesses remain active. With the positive figures on the economy being published, the outlook for the M&A market in the UK & Ireland for the second half of 2024 and beyond is notably promising.

Core sectors of interest are Cyber Security and Managed IT Services, Logistics & Distribution, Manufacturing and Engineering, Building Materials and Facilities Management.

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

Care Home Group

Turnover: £16.1M

Location: Northern England and Midlands UK

IT Network Support Company

Turnover: £6.5m

Location: North of England

IT Managed Service Provider

Turnover: £1.3m

Location: South East UK

Recent Deals

Sale of Injection Moulding Specialist

Turnover: £2.0m

Duration: 6 Months

Sale of Gas and Oil Tube Fittings Supplier

Turnover: £1.2m

Duration: 11 Months

Looking to Buy a Business?

Find out how our business acquisitions service helps you find the right business.

Latest Business Sales News and Events

Mon 8th July 2024

3 questions you should ask your accountant/tax advisor and financial advisor when planning the sale of your business?

Phew. The UK election politicking and leader debates is over. However you feel about the result, business marches on with new clients to meet, products and services to sell, teams to lead, the list goes on. Whatever approach the new government takes towards business and particularly SME companies and their owners, the issue of tax...

Fri 5th April 2024

Hornblower at Accountex 2024 – London

We are pleased once again to be exhibiting at the trade show for accountants, Accountex 2024 at the Excel Centre in London. Denise Prentice, Derick Humphrey and myself (Henry Campbell-Jones) will be at Stand 485 on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th May, so do come and see us. Over the years, we have built relationships and...

Tue 9th January 2024

Which businesses will sell well in 2024?

Whatever the economic conditions and global outlook, when it comes to sales, mergers and acquisitions of Owner Managed SME businesses, certain factors hold true, perhaps now more than ever. Businesses which sell well typically have the same traits, they: Operate in a niche market with strong barriers to entry Have consistent recurring revenue, with clients...

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