We build groups of SME businesses in Construction, Facilities Management, Commercial Cleaning and Professional Services. Our investments are made in UK, profitable, growing SMEs with turnover between £3m and £20m. We buy the majority stake in a business, typically 51% to 90% (or 100% in retirement sales) and work with the shareholders in increasing profits and value.
We have an experienced management team that focus on the key drivers for growth for our Group businesses along with the obvious Group synergies available across our portfolio of companies.
We are creating secondary capital events for shareholders and can achieve 2 x by selling each vertical to Private Equity or trade buyers once £50m turnover and £5m EBIT is created in each of the groups of companies.
Please contact Fairmountain to discuss our business model in more detail and to see if selling, or partnering with us is the right thing for your business.
Entrepreneur owners of small businesses generally work longer hours and for less pay and with more debt than their employed counterparts. They often take great personal risks supporting their employees and their business through the tough times as well as the good times.
Dealing with red tape, taxation changes, regulations, health and safety, GDPR and employment law changes, at the same time as trying to get a good night's sleep can be a constant struggle. To top it all off, when you want to sell the business, finding the right buyer, who'll look after the staff and customers AND give you a price that you deserve, is like finding the proverbial 'needle in a haystack'.
Fairmountain's Founders know this well as we have all set up and run our own companies. We have a collective 300 years of experience and want to help SME owners to maximise the value of their businesses. We focus on helping to increase turnover, reduce costs and ultimately help you to sell the business for more money than you ever could on your own.
How do we do this? By building a group of profitable, quality SMEs in key sectors, so that your business becomes part of a much larger group, with cost saving synergies and pooled knowledge and resources. You still keep your company name and culture but now you have more support. We invest in your company and help you to grow so that we can join you in the upside returns.
If your objective is to sell 100% of the company now, then we can buy your business and our management team will continue your legacy.
Speak to us to find out how you can sell some or all of your company today.
What if you don't want to sell all of your business now? Why not de-risk, take a partial exit now and then sell fully in a few years time? We specialise in these options to help SME owners maximise their business value.
Our "Business Acquisition Team" buy, or invest in profitable companies with at least 5 years trading history. Our "Busin
What if you don't want to sell all of your business now? Why not de-risk, take a partial exit now and then sell fully in a few years time? We specialise in these options to help SME owners maximise their business value.
Our "Business Acquisition Team" buy, or invest in profitable companies with at least 5 years trading history. Our "Business Consultancy Team" provide support and advice for companies wanting to grow.
We help business owners to exit, grow their companies and benefit from being part of a larger Group. We have a range of specialist strategies to improve sales and profits and share in the upside gains made.
We focus on SMEs from £3m to £20m turnover that have been trading for at least 5 years, in the Construction, Property, Facilities Management, Training and Recruitment sectors, with a proven business model; either looking for exit or growth investment.
What do we do?
We offer advice and help to business owners wanting to sell their business, source investment or improve profitability with a range of specialist strategies.
Who do we work with?
Our team use their experience to offer SME owners advice. We work with companies from £3m to £20m turnover in the FM, Commercial Cleaning, Construct
What do we do?
We offer advice and help to business owners wanting to sell their business, source investment or improve profitability with a range of specialist strategies.
Who do we work with?
Our team use their experience to offer SME owners advice. We work with companies from £3m to £20m turnover in the FM, Commercial Cleaning, Construction and Professional Services sectors, with a proven business model; either looking for exit, investment, or Group support.
Who are our Partners?
Specialist management consultants, tax & accountancy, legal, finance, insolvency & investment advisors, selected for their proven expertise.
When you partner with us you get the support of an "All Star Board of Directors" and like-minded SME owners who are part of the same Group and so have a vested interest in your success. We can employ strategies to immediately increase gross profits typically by 10%, restructure financing to reduce costs & shape the business for sale, now or in the future.
Why does it work?
Our Business Consultancy Team have 300 years of proven experience and specialise in financial strategies to increase turnover and reduce costs. We can put in place marketing that guarantees results, develop management teams, help to design strategy and navigate regulation. We work with business owners, providing advice, c
Why does it work?
Our Business Consultancy Team have 300 years of proven experience and specialise in financial strategies to increase turnover and reduce costs. We can put in place marketing that guarantees results, develop management teams, help to design strategy and navigate regulation. We work with business owners, providing advice, creative thinking and innovative ideas across a range of areas.
Who can we support?
We have specialists who can help businesses within "Construction",
"Facilities Management", "Training", "Recruitment", "Property Management" "Commercial Cleaning" and other "Professional Services" sectors, up to £20m turnover, for exit or investment.
What if I want to sell but stay in the business?
We prefer to keep experienced management teams in place wherever possible. We have regularly structured deals where an owner retains an equity stake for the opportunity of a further 'capital event' at a later date after the initial sale.