CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISORY

Cooper Parry Corporate Finance advise business owners who want to sell their business or grow their business through private equity investment.

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What Is Corporate Finance Advisory?

Cooper Parry Corporate Finance advise business owners who want to sell their business or grow their business through private equity investment. Our UK team is supported by Reach Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions, a highly active international network of partner firms, working closely with investment banks and corporate finance boutiques across 30 key deal-making countries to find buyers that others can’t.

Selling your business is a huge event. Financially and emotionally. So, you need to work with the right advisor – one who can find the best buyer for the enormous value you’ve created, at the best price.

You need a team of advisors who really understand your industry’s buyers, value drivers and market opportunities, as well as having masses of experience in getting deals across the line.

We’ll lead your business through a sale, making sure it’s as smooth as possible, so you can continue running your business and hitting targets throughout the process.

If you’re looking for investment, our team will help you select the right private equity investor for you, your business, and your sector. We’ll negotiate the best terms and then facilitate the relationship between you and your preferred funding partner. We also have masses of experience in advising management buy-out teams.

Our Deal Origination team is an ever-growing, ever-important part of Cooper Parry Corporate Finance too. They connect us with great businesses in sectors where our expertise lie, analysing trends, creating and providing relevant and insightful market and deal information.

We’d love to meet you and your business well in advance of any transaction. That way, you can get the best possible outcome for your shareholders, your team, and your business.

KEY STATISTICS

Value of deals advised on

£ 450 M+

Deals involving PE

80 %

Average deal size

£ 32 M

Deals involving an international buyer

20 %

Success rate

100 %

RECENT DEALS

Corporate Finance

Company name:

Gemini Accident Repair Centres Limited


Deal Type

Sell Side Lead Advisory


Country

United Kingdom


Buyer Name

Steer Automotive Group


Country of Buyer

United Kingdom


Sectors

Industrials

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Corporate Finance

Company name:

SIMPLY COMMUNICATE LIMITED


Deal Type

Company Sale


Country

United Kingdom


Buyer Name

A J Gallagher Inc


Country of Buyer

USA (via UK subsidiary)


Sectors

Business Services

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Corporate Finance

Company name:

LAND SURVEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED


Deal Type

Management Buy Out


Country

United Kingdom


Buyer Name

WestBridge, UK


Country of Buyer

United Kingdom


Sectors

Business Services

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The Deal Market: Current Themes

Videos

Exit Planning: Maximising Value
Exit Planning: Incentivising Management
Exit Planning: Personal Tax Considerations
Exit Planning: When To Start?
Cooper Parry Finance Think Tank - Andy Parker
How Are Software/SaaS Businesses Valued?
Top Tips - Raising Private Equity Investment
Top Tips - Carve-Outs
Top Tips For Exit - Mark Brockway & Katie Cash

M&A INSIGHTS AND SECTOR SNAPSHOTS

Loren Docksey

Sector Snapshot: Healthcare Software

Digitisation of the NHS and Social Care Sector continues to drive significant levels of M&A.

Simon Nichols

Sector Snapshot: IT Managed Services

Despite the economic turbulence marked by inflation and escalating interest rates in 2023, the IT services sector has shown remarkable tenacity.

Alex Ydlibi

SECTOR SNAPSHOT: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

“The professional services sector has seen a noticeable increase in M&A."

Loren Docksey

SaaS M&A Snapshot: Q1 – 24 Update

High-performing businesses with demonstrable growth continue to be sought after by investors.

Loren Docksey

HEALTHCARE CONSULTING: MARKET OVERVIEW

As the NHS grapples with persistent productivity and capacity challenges, demand for healthcare advisory services continues to rise.

Simon Nichols

PRIVATE EQUITY STRATEGY – BUY & BUILD

For a buy and build strategy to be successful, businesses need a clear and well-defined strategy, to deliver maximum returns and synergies.

Loren Docksey

M&A MARKET UPDATE – 2023

M&A Markets continue to show resilience in the face of a challenging environment.

Niall Chantrill

FROM TRENDS TO TOMORROW: HEALTHTECH

“Whilst the challenging economic climate has impacted M&A volumes overall, HealthTech M&A activity has remained stable in 2023, demonstrating the sector’s attractiveness to both financial investors and strategic acquirers."

Alex Ydlibi

FROM TRENDS TO TOMORROW: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

“Key drivers of M&A activity in the professional services arena include market consolidation with competitors strategically acquiring to increase market share domestically, enter new geographies, and acquire complimentary service offerings."

Sachin Parmar

FROM TRENDS TO TOMORROW: ENERGY SERVICES

"Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, one of the UN's sustainable development goals, has brought the energy services sector to the centre of attention.”

Andy Parker
Partner and Head of Corporate Finance

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“So I think the greatest value they brought are dedication, flexibility and a considerable knowledge of the right parties to work with us going forward, and then helping us to select from those, the one that we ultimately chose to go exclusive with and, ultimately sell to.”

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

The Deal Market: Current Themes
Exit Planning: Maximising Value
Exit Planning: Incentivising Management
Exit Planning: Personal Tax Considerations
Exit Planning: When To Start?
Market Round Up 2023 - Andy Parker
How Are Software/SaaS Businesses Valued?
Top Tips - Raising Private Equity Investment
Top Tips - Carve-Outs
Top Tips For Exit - Mark Brockway & Katie Cash