Specialist M&A Advisor and Business Broker in Liverpool
Merseyside's expert M&A advisory helping Liverpool business owners receive multiple acquisition offers and achieve the best terms
The UK's only M&A advisory exclusively focused on building services and healthcare. Our market-leading advisors leverage industry knowledge, buyer relationships and proprietary technology to help business owners secure multiple acquisition offers at higher valuations.
Major
North West Regeneration Hub
95+
Active Acquirers in Merseyside
Strong
Public Sector Contract Base
Exits Advised by DealFlowAgent and Our Partner Advisors
Electrical Contracting
NICEIC-approved electrical contractor in Liverpool serving commercial and industrial clients across Merseyside sold to a national building services group. Multiple offers received.
CCTV and Surveillance
Liverpool-based CCTV and video surveillance specialist with contracts across retail and public sector sites in the North West sold to a PE-backed security technology group.
Domiciliary Care
CQC-rated Good domiciliary care provider in Liverpool with 150 service users and strong local authority commissioning relationships sold to a regional care consolidator.
M&A Market in Liverpool
What We Are Watching
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's devolution deal is driving investment across Merseyside, with the Mersey Tidal Power project — potentially the largest tidal energy scheme in the world — set to create decades of construction and maintenance demand. Liverpool Waters, the £5.5 billion regeneration of the northern docks, is generating sustained requirements for HVAC, fire safety, and electrical contractors. The Freeport programme at the Port of Liverpool is attracting manufacturing and logistics investment that will require building services support. The government's Levelling Up Fund has allocated significant resources to Merseyside infrastructure, creating new public sector contract opportunities for local building services firms.
What Liverpool Business Owners Are Going Through
Liverpool building services owners face a complex operating environment. While the regeneration pipeline is strong, many contractors report that public sector procurement frameworks favour larger firms, pushing SMEs into subcontracting arrangements with lower margins. Labour shortages across Merseyside mirror national trends, but Liverpool's lower cost base compared to Manchester means contractors struggle to compete on wages for mobile tradespeople. Energy costs and materials inflation have hit particularly hard in the North West, where many contractors serve social housing clients on fixed-price contracts negotiated before recent inflationary pressures. The result is a growing cohort of profitable, well-run businesses whose owners recognise that joining a larger platform is the most effective route to sustainable growth.
PE and Acquirer Activity in Merseyside
National acquirers are increasingly targeting Merseyside as an underserved market with strong fundamentals. Sureserve Group and N&C Group both have active mandates covering the Liverpool City Region. HC-One's care home acquisition programme extends across Merseyside, while mydentist has been expanding its dental practice portfolio in the North West. The combination of lower acquisition costs relative to Manchester and London, strong public sector contract books, and loyal customer bases makes Liverpool businesses attractive bolt-on targets for PE-backed platforms seeking North West geographic coverage.
Key Sectors We Cover in Liverpool
Buyers Active in Liverpool
These are examples of verified acquirers with active mandates covering the Liverpool market. Our full network includes thousands more.
Sureserve Group
PE-backed compliance platform with Merseyside mandate
N&C Group
National building services group seeking North West bolt-ons
HC-One
UK's largest care home operator acquiring across Merseyside
mydentist
UK dental group expanding North West practice portfolio
Cordovan Capital
PE firm backing retrofit platform across North West region
What Our Clients Say
Saim, Founder of a Lancashire, UK-based online pharmacy. Together with the USA-based strategic acquirer, revenue has grown >10x since the acquisition. 4 competing offers. 9 weeks to close.
"8 buyers got in touch with the help of their tech. We ended up completing the sale in 32 days to a serial acquirer."
"I could not have asked for better support. They found the perfect buyer and secured terms that exceeded my expectations."
"The team guided me through every step. I felt completely supported from first call to completion. I then referred my friend Jennifer, who also sold her company with them."
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