Completed Business Sales
Confidential Completed Business Transactions
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INSTRUCTIONWorkspace & Collaborative Workspace Software
Transaction: Trade sale
A developer of collaborative workspace software was sold to a business with related technology activities. We directed the search towards buyers able to understand the platform's application in the workplace rather than approaching the market indiscriminately. Prospects were contacted privately, qualified for genuine acquisition interest and managed through negotiations and completion.
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INSTRUCTIONCommercial Cleaning & Soft FM Services
Transaction: Trade sale
A commercial cleaning and soft facilities-management provider was acquired by a complementary trade operator. Our buyer research focused on firms already providing building services that could understand the value of the existing service offering. We approached prospects confidentially, screened their capacity to proceed and supported negotiations and due diligence to completion.
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INSTRUCTIONArtisan Coffee Roasters & Master Tea Blenders
Transaction: Trade sale
An artisan coffee roasting and tea blending operation was sold to a complementary food and drink business. The products, production activity and routes to market were considered when researching trade purchasers. We approached relevant operators discreetly, managed the interested parties and advised the seller on terms and the work required to complete the sale.
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INSTRUCTIONElectronic Component Technologies - Manufacturers Representative
Transaction: Trade sale
A manufacturers' representative in electronic components and related technologies completed a trade sale. The business connected suppliers with commercial customers, making industry relationships and market knowledge important to the buyer search. We identified potential acquirers with compatible technology interests, contacted them confidentially and advised on the transaction to completion.
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INSTRUCTIONCommercial Cleaning Contractor
Transaction: Trade sale
A commercial cleaning contractor completed a sale to a trade buyer with related facilities-management activities. Our approach was to research operators for whom cleaning services and customer contracts were a useful fit, then engage them directly and discreetly. The owner had experienced advice on buyer interest, negotiation of the terms and the completion process.
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INSTRUCTIONArchitectural Glazing & Curtain Wall Contractors
Transaction: Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)
The owners of an architectural glazing and curtain-wall contractor completed an exit through an Employee Ownership Trust. This was a transfer into employee ownership, not a conventional sale to a trade competitor. Our advisory involvement supported the owners as they considered the proposed arrangements, agreed the commercial structure and progressed the transaction through to completion.
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INSTRUCTIONChange Management Consultancy
Transaction: Trade sale
A change-management consultancy was sold to an acquirer operating in a complementary professional-services field. The opportunity called for a purchaser who understood advisory-led work and the value of established client relationships. Our advisers researched and contacted relevant firms, handled buyer interest discreetly and supported negotiations through to the completed sale.
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INSTRUCTIONNational Fire Protection Systems & Services
Transaction: Trade sale
A national fire-protection systems and services provider completed a sale to a complementary operator. We researched trade acquirers with related technical or compliance-led activities, taking account of the ongoing service obligations inherent in this kind of business. Interested parties were screened and negotiations supported from initial contact through to completion.
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INSTRUCTIONLong Established & Specialist Holiday Tour Operator
Transaction: Trade sale
A long-established specialist holiday tour operator was sold to a purchaser already active in the wider travel market. We assessed potential buyers on their ability to operate the service and the fit with their existing holiday offering. Approaches were made in confidence, prospective acquirers were qualified and the transaction was progressed with adviser involvement to completion.
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INSTRUCTIONEstablished Further Education, Higher Education & Apprenticeship Training Consultancy
Transaction: Trade sale
The owner of an education and apprenticeship training consultancy completed a sale to a complementary professional-services provider. We directed the buyer search towards organisations familiar with education, training and advisory work, using private approaches rather than a public listing. Interested parties were qualified and the negotiations managed through to completion.
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INSTRUCTIONSale of Specialist Travel Group Ticket Supplier
Transaction: Trade sale
A specialist supplier of group travel tickets was sold to an acquirer with complementary travel-sector activities. We looked beyond general buyer lists and researched organisations accustomed to managing travel bookings and group services. Discussions were conducted confidentially, with our advisers qualifying purchasers and helping the seller agree the transaction.
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INSTRUCTIONEstablished Central Heating Installation & Services
Transaction: Trade sale
An established central-heating installation and servicing firm changed hands through a trade sale. A purchaser with similar service operations could understand the value of the customer base and technical capability. Our research identified relevant operators, direct contact brought qualified parties into discussions, and we supported the owner through negotiations and completion.
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INSTRUCTIONExclusive Supply of Handmade Home & Gardenware
Transaction: Trade sale
An importer and exclusive supplier of handmade home and garden products was acquired by a related trade business. The product range and route to customers shaped the search for suitable distributors and retailers. We contacted selected prospects directly, managed interest without naming the client publicly and advised on sale terms and completion.
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INSTRUCTIONCommercial Cleaning Contractor
Transaction: Trade sale
A commercial cleaning contractor completed a sale to another operator in the facilities services market. We focused on businesses for which established cleaning contracts and service delivery could sit alongside existing operations. Interested parties were screened for genuine capacity to acquire, and the seller received confidential advice through commercial negotiations and the completed deal.
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INSTRUCTIONOutdoor Play Equipment Manufacturer
Transaction: Trade sale
The manufacturer of outdoor play and learning equipment was sold to a complementary operator. Design, manufacture and installation formed an integrated service that informed our research into prospective trade buyers. We approached relevant businesses privately, established serious interest and supported the owner with the negotiations and practical work required for completion.
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INSTRUCTIONCompliance Employee Services & Inbound Call Handling
Transaction: Trade sale
A compliance and employee-services operation, including inbound call handling, completed a trade sale. The combination of specialist business support and customer-contact activity was relevant to purchasers with complementary corporate services. Our advisers researched suitable operators, managed confidential contact and helped the seller through commercial discussions and due diligence.
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INSTRUCTIONSale of established, award-winning, state of the art website builder, design and hosting business.
Transaction: Trade sale
A website design and hosting platform with an established customer base and recurring income was sold to a complementary trade operator. We approached companies already active in online services and related technology markets, where the offering could fit alongside existing products. The owner received advice throughout buyer qualification, commercial negotiations and the completion process.
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INSTRUCTIONOfgem Accredited Energy Comparison Website
Transaction: Trade sale
A regulated energy-comparison website completed a sale to a purchaser with related digital or energy-market activities. The buyer search had to account for the specialist nature of the platform and the commercial value of its service. We made targeted confidential approaches, screened interested parties and supported the seller in working through the transaction rather than relying on a general listing.
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INSTRUCTIONProfitable IT Support Business
Transaction: Trade sale
An established IT support provider was acquired by another company serving business technology customers. Its support relationships and service capability made the operation relevant to trade purchasers in the same field. We researched businesses with complementary offerings, contacted decision-makers directly and advised the owner on the interest and negotiations that followed.
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INSTRUCTIONSale of specialist 'Heated Clothing' business
Transaction: Trade sale
A specialist clothing operation was sold following a focused search for trade purchasers with relevant retail, product or distribution experience. Rather than taking a general advertising approach, we researched businesses likely to understand the opportunity and contacted them privately. Competing interest was managed carefully while the seller considered terms and progressed the transaction to completion.
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INSTRUCTIONSpecialist Classic Car Sales, Restoration & Service Business
Transaction: Trade sale
A specialist classic-car sales and restoration operation was sold to a buyer active in a related automotive field. This was a business where workshop knowledge, customer relationships and reputation mattered alongside the trading operation. We researched prospective purchasers with a genuine understanding of the sector, made confidential approaches and managed the resulting commercial discussions through to sale.
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INSTRUCTIONArt & Picture Framing Business
Transaction: Trade sale
An art and picture-framing operation completed a trade sale to a purchaser with complementary retail or specialist-service interests. The search considered operators able to understand the combination of skilled work and customer-facing trade. Our advisers made discreet approaches, managed enquiries and supported the owner throughout the negotiations and transfer.
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INSTRUCTIONIndustrial Air Compressor Sales, Service & Repair
Transaction: Trade sale
An industrial air-compressor sales, service and repair operation was sold to a complementary trade purchaser. Our research concentrated on businesses already supplying or maintaining industrial equipment, where the service capability could be understood and integrated. We made selected direct approaches, managed competing interest and remained involved through to completion.
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INSTRUCTIONSecurity System Installation & Maintenance Services
Transaction: Trade sale
An established security systems installation and maintenance provider completed a sale to another operator in the sector. The business combined technical installation work with ongoing service requirements, giving the buyer search a clear commercial focus. We approached suitable businesses privately, qualified their interest and advised the seller through the deal negotiations and handover.
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