Hornblower Business Brokers act for owner managers of SMEs in the sale of their business. We specialise in selling businesses in the engineering, technology and business-to-business service sectors.
To gain a feel for the types of businesses we work with, please read the Case Studies for our recent transactions which can be found on our Recent Deals page. Equally please have a look at our Businesses For Sale.
Hornblower is set-up to offer a personal one-to-one service based on an ethos of honesty and straight-talking. Selling a business is often a once in a lifetime event which can be both daunting and emotional; we will make sure you know what to expect at each step of the process.
We are a team of experienced business brokers / M&A consultants, and
as a client you will have one point of contact who will guide you through
the complete process of selling your business from the initial appraisal
meeting to the successful sale of your business.
Being focused on selling engineering, technology and B2B service businesses means that our database of buyers is focused on these sectors too, this certainly gives us a head start. In addition, we fully research our clients’ market to draw up a list of the most suitable strategic buyers and approach them directly.
We prefer to work with a smaller number of clients so that we can apply the resource that is required in order to achieve the optimum deal value and a high success rate.
As Hornblower also offers an acquisition search service for prospective buyers, we always make clear from the outset which side we are acting for, buyer or seller.
We have completed in recent years a number of international deals. We have sold businesses in Australia, and brokered business acquisition deals in the EU for US based buyers and have
several more international acquisitions in the pipeline.
Through selling businesses internationally, we are continually building our database of active international buyers. Indeed, we have sold several UK based businesses to overseas buyers over the last few years. Despite, or perhaps because of Brexit, we have seen an increased appetite for cross-border deals and our truly international reach will benefit all our clients whether in the UK, the rest of Europe or in Australia.
We have offices in London within close proximity of the financial centres of the City of London and Canary Wharf, Nottingham in the UK East Midlands and Bristol in the South West UK. Our international offices are in Dublin, Ireland and Frankfurt, Germany.
We hope that this website will give you a sense of our ethos and
commitment to serving our clients.
If you have any questions about how we could help you achieve your business goals, we would be happy to hear from you. Please Contact Us on +44 (0) 20 8090 9380. All discussions are confidential and without obligation.
“After checking out quite a few other business brokers and taking up references we chose Hornblower Business brokers to sell our Commercial Cleaning business. They were excellent… from the initial advertising of the company, selecting a buyer, through the due diligence process and finally arranging a suitable solicitor to handle the legal aspects of the sale. 100% professional and communicative throughout. There are cheaper online business sale options out there, but If you are serious about selling your business and want ‘to get the deal done’ then you wont find a better service than Hornblower.”
“We spent one year trying to sell our business without the use of a broker but failed on 3 occasions due to our inexperience of the process. Once we realised that we were not going to find a suitable buyer without professional assistance we found Hornblower. Not only are their fees significantly lower than most, but they are also VAT exempt, which means less for the sellers to pay on completion.
From start to finish they have been brilliant. They found many suitable potential companies and they also linked us with their approved laywers once completion was finally imminent. They were also excellent. My broker Mark Sykes was like a breath of fresh air. Very easy to get along with and despite our completion taking much longer than hoped he remained focused and patient.”
“We had a number of business brokers pitching to us when we decided to sell. It was no contest for us though, because although Hornblower were by no means the cheapest, they quite evidently knew exactly what they were doing. They were realistic, pragmatic, reassuring and talked us through the opportunities and the difficulties we would face during the process. We liked that they already had a bank of parties looking to buy and they also proactively marketed our business. The others just seemed to be happy to put us on internet listings, which quite frankly, we could have done ourselves. In the end we had dozens of relevant interested parties and a shortlist of 5 high quality buyers. The team were quick to respond and have held our hand through the DD process. All in all, highly recommended.”
At Hornblower, we have established relationships with a number of
strategic partners who can assist you with the full range of matters related to selling and buying businesses. For more information,
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