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Acquisitions

Garbutt & Elliott Corporate Finance is retained by clients seeking to acquire businesses operating in the following sectors:

Ref Sector Location Notes
A47 Art reproduction / visual communication / graphic design UK n/a

A46

Manufacturing

UK

Min £750k EBIT. Strong 2nd tier management who must be able to run the business without incumbent partners. Ideally retirement sale.


A45

Renewable energy plant - Wind power

INVESTMENT REQ'D - £500k equity funding for development of product


A44

Engineering/manufacturing

UK

M&A boutique based in Mumbai - looking for various cross-border deals. Must be scalable with export potential.


A43

Power, energy, transmission, railways, water supply, sanitation, environment.

UK

Scalable business with export potential T/o $5 - 50 million US dollars, profitable


A42

Solar power

Ideally manufacturer or distributor servicing the domestic/commercial sectors.


A41

Building contractor/property development/land

A64 corridor - East coast to Leeds

T/o £3m to £10m, operating profits in excess of £100k.


A40

Businesses servicing Aerospace or Defence sector

UK


A39

Manufacturer of forged products

UK

Preferred industries are nuclear, defence, automotive or earth moving machinery


A38

Metal/Plastic Packaging Company

UK

Manufacture or distribution, £1m - £6m turnover


A36

Manufacturing businesses with a product or technological focus

UK - ideally North

n/a


A35

Private funeral homes and crematoria

UK

n/a


A33

Medical, veterinary or general healthcare equipment suppliers

UK

T/o £10m max


A31

Label printing business

UK

T/o > £2m, turnaround considered


A30

Businesses servicing the wind power market

UK

T/o > £1m and profitable


A29

Businesses supplying to social housing sector

North

T/o > £1m and profitable


A28

Manufacturing or distribution of specialist products in the oil and ancillary industries, hazardous, power generation  and pharmaceutical environments

Nationwide

EBIT > £500k


A27

Businesses providing industrial cleaning or coating products to engineering markets

UK

T/o £1m - £10m, turnaround considered


A26

Businesses providing specialist cleaning or anti-bacterial products to healthcare market

UK

T/o £1m - £10m, turnaround considered


A25

Niche products in vitamin/amino acids industry

UK

Specifically interested in child remedy sector. T/o > £1m


A21

Product supply to regional hardware stores

UK

EBIT > £250k


A19

Specialised access (hoist/lifting)

UK

Not scaffolding or powered access. Turnaround considered.


A16

Property based businesses


A15

Architects practices


A14

Professional recruitment agency

Yorkshire

n/a


A13

Residential care/Nursing homes

Yorkshire

Max 40 beds, freehold


A12

Tour operators

UK based

EBIT > £1.25m


A11

Healthcare/Beauty related

UK based

EBIT > £850k


A10

Acute hospitals

UK based

EBIT > £650k


A9

Food production or related markets

UK based

EBIT > £1m


A8

Holiday home sites

West coast of Scotland

n/a


A2

Food related

North

EBIT > £300k



Should any of the opportunities above be of interest, please contact Laura Evans, Corporate Finance Executive.   

T: 0113 273 9600
F: 0113 273 9601

E: levans@garbutt-elliott.co.uk