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Acquisitions
Garbutt & Elliott Corporate Finance is retained by clients seeking to acquire businesses operating in the following sectors:
| Sector | Location | Notes |
Manufacturing |
UK |
Min £750k EBIT. Strong 2nd tier management who must be able to run the business without incumbent directors. Ideally retirement sale. |
Renewable energy plant - Wind power |
INVESTMENT REQ'D - £500k equity funding for development of product |
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Engineering/manufacturing |
UK |
M&A boutique based in Mumbai - looking for various cross-border deals. Must be scalable with export potential. |
Power, energy, transmission, railways, water supply, sanitation, environment. |
UK |
Scalable business with export potential T/o $5 - 50 million US dollars, profitable |
Solar power |
Ideally manufacturer or distributor servicing the domestic/commercial sectors. |
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Building contractor/property development/land |
A64 corridor - East coast to Leeds |
T/o £3m to £10m, operating profits in excess of £100k. |
Businesses servicing Aerospace or Defence sector |
UK |
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Manufacturer of forged products |
UK |
Preferred industries are nuclear, defence, automotive or earth moving machinery |
Metal/Plastic Packaging Company |
UK |
Manufacture or distribution, £1m - £6m turnover |
Manufacturing businesses with a product or technological focus |
UK - ideally North |
n/a |
Private funeral homes and crematoria |
UK |
n/a |
Medical, veterinary or general healthcare equipment suppliers |
UK |
T/o £10m max |
Label printing business |
UK |
T/o > £2m, turnaround considered |
Businesses servicing the wind power market |
UK |
T/o > £1m and profitable |
Businesses supplying to social housing sector |
North |
T/o > £1m and profitable |
Manufacturing or distribution of specialist products in the oil and ancillary industries, hazardous, power generation and pharmaceutical environments |
Nationwide |
EBIT > £500k |
Businesses providing industrial cleaning or coating products to engineering markets |
UK |
T/o £1m - £10m, turnaround considered |
Businesses providing specialist cleaning or anti-bacterial products to healthcare market |
UK |
T/o £1m - £10m, turnaround considered |
Niche products in vitamin/amino acids industry |
UK |
Specifically interested in child remedy sector. T/o > £1m |
Product supply to regional hardware stores |
UK |
EBIT > £250k |
Specialised access (hoist/lifting) |
UK |
Not scaffolding or powered access. Turnaround considered. |
Property based businesses |
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Architects practices |
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Professional recruitment agency |
Yorkshire |
n/a |
Residential care/Nursing homes |
Yorkshire |
Max 40 beds, freehold |
Tour operators |
UK based |
EBIT > £1.25m |
Healthcare/Beauty related |
UK based |
EBIT > £850k |
Acute hospitals |
UK based |
EBIT > £650k |
Food production or related markets |
UK based |
EBIT > £1m |
Holiday home sites |
West coast of Scotland |
n/a |
Food related |
North |
EBIT > £300k |
Should any of the opportunities above be of interest, please contact Laura Evans or George Hickman, Corporate Finance Executives.
T: 0113 273 9600 |
E: levans@garbutt-elliott.co.uk |
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