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Corporate Finance Advisory Practice Working Remotely From Glasgow

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Corporate finance advisory practice working remotely from Glasgow

About this business

Corporate finance advisory practice run from Glasgow without premises, advising owner-managed companies on sales, acquisitions and fundraising. It has traded since 2003 and has a team of 7 who work remotely. Fee income has been steady at close to £980k, and EBITDA has risen 39% since 2021 to £157k, a margin of about 16%. Income in this field depends on deals completing, so a buyer should look at the pipeline and at how much work rests with the senior adviser. The practice could be run from anywhere.

Key investment highlights

No premises and low fixed costs
EBITDA up 39% since 2021
Advising on sales, acquisitions and funding
Team of 7

Reason for sale

The founding director is retiring and wants the practice to pass to a firm that will keep the team.

Nothing flagged on the two questions buyers ask first

No flag

Revenue going backwards and one client being too much of it are the two things that end most deals in due diligence. Both are shown here up front, from the figures the seller supplied.

Revenue directionNo flag
Turnover is flat year on year.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+1.7%)
- 2023 (+1.4%)
- 2024 (-1.0%)
- 2025 (+0.5%)
- 2026 (+1.7%)
6 years of turnover, 2021 to 2026, as supplied by the seller.
Client concentrationNot stated
The seller has not declared what share of revenue the largest clients represent.
No declaration supplied. Client concentration cannot be derived from accounts.

EBITDA margin widened from 12.0% in 2021 to 16.0% in 2026.

These are observations from the supplied figures, not a view on whether this business is worth buying. Nothing here predicts an outcome.

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What happens next

Submit an enquiry to the seller. Once they approve it, you sign a non-disclosure agreement and gain access to the information memorandum, the financials and a secure deal room with the seller.