Stage 1 · Submission
Sent by you, read by us in full.
What we do, in detail
A private investment company using its own capital, with the limits of that stated plainly.
Program 01 · Read properly, answered either way
Proposal review
Most proposals get a no, and founders deserve to hear it quickly with a reason rather than being left to chase. We read what you send, come back within five business days, and if it isn't for us we'll say why in a sentence or two you can act on.
Stage 2 · Answer
Within five business days, either way.
Stage 3 · First call
Only where there is genuine interest.
Stage 4 · Confidentiality
Your information stays with us.
Stage 1 · Diligence
Accounts, contracts, customers, people.
Stage 2 · Structure
Stake and terms discussed openly.
Stage 3 · Documentation
Separate solicitors on each side.
Stage 4 · Completion
Funds from our own balance sheet.
Program 02 · Minority stakes
Investment from our own capital
We invest from our own balance sheet, which means no fund timetable and no outside investors to satisfy. We take minority positions, expect founders to keep control, and insist both sides are separately advised by their own solicitors before anything is signed.
Program 03 · The actual work
Operational support afterwards
Capital is the easy part. After investment we work with the business on the things that usually constrain it: management reporting that tells you something, hiring the first senior people, pricing that reflects value, and the decisions founders put off because they're uncomfortable.
Stage 1 · Baseline
What the numbers actually say.
Stage 2 · Priorities
Two or three things, not twenty.
Stage 3 · Cadence
A regular, useful management rhythm.
Stage 4 · Review
Annually, against what we agreed.
Stage 1 · Readiness
Honest assessment of what a buyer sees.
Stage 2 · Groundwork
Records, contracts, dependencies.
Stage 3 · Options
Follow-on, sale or buyout compared.
Stage 4 · Advisers
Regulated corporate finance brought in.
Program 04 · Planned early
Follow-on & exit planning
Businesses sell badly when preparation starts six weeks before a buyer appears. We work on the unglamorous groundwork early: clean accounts, documented contracts, a management team that doesn't depend on one person, and a realistic view of what a buyer will pay.
Think it might fit?
Send the proposal. You'll get a straight answer within five business days, either way.