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Selling businesses since 1997

Introducing Knightsbridge

more deals completed by our group than any other UK adviser

191%

At Knightsbridge, we have been working with clients to realise the true value of their businesses since 1998, playing a vital role in thousands of successful transactions across all major sectors. Our Regional Directors are located throughout the UK and deploy a tailored approach to each sale, getting to know you and your business. As a proud member of the K3 Advisory Group, we have the resources of our sister companies to provide a holistic service, including legal and in-house tax support. We also have the financial backing for our dedicated team to continue our track record of being the UK’s No. 1 mid-market and small-cap company sales specialist. With 73,000+ registered acquirers and investors actively looking for their next opportunity, we offer an unparalleled buyer reach that extends across the world.

35,841 unique enquiries received for our clients

6,465 buyer meetings generated

1,024 offers secured for our clients

How we ranked for volume of business sales last year...

#1 UK

#2 Europe

#5 Globally

(Sources: LSEG Global M&A Mid-Market Financial Advisory Q4 2025 / Management Data Jan 2026)

Knightsbridge facilitated the sale of our business and throughout the process were diligent and thorough. At all stages Knightsbridge were informative, helpful and liaised with us continually to ensure a smooth transaction.” “ Neil Miller Lawerence-Vacher LLP

Completed deals

We sell businesses across the whole of the UK and in all sectors. Here, you can see a selection of the recent transactions we have overseen which delivered the highest possible sale value to our clients.

H&M Cleaning

Hirepoint

Classic-Car-World

Kemp Hall Bindery

Completed Sale

Buyer: Merritt-Rock Sector: Printing & Publishing Location: Oxfordshire

Buyer: Allison and Gerry McMahon Sector: Cleaning Location: Scotland

Buyer: Ideal Construction Sector: Construction Location: Greater Manchester

Buyer: Kevin Stansfield Sector: Motor Location: Lincolnshire

Gillbanks Chemicals

JNM Exhibition Services

Vesta Financial Services

Folgate Safety

Completed Sale

Buyer: Kuldeep Chauhan Sector: Cleaning Location: Gloucestershire

Buyer: Envision Media Sector: Hospitality & Events Location: South Yorkshire

Buyer: Hug Enterprises Sector: Professional Services Location: Greater Manchester

Buyer: Canonbury Group Sector: Security Location: Lincolnshire

Car Care Service Centres

Provac Systems

Hayward Dry Cleaners

Hickory Dickory’s

Completed Sale

Buyer: Colin Wilson Sector: Motor Location: Devon

Buyer: Polevar Sector: Manufacturing Location: Wiltshire

Buyer: Private buyer Sector: Cleaning Location: Greater London

Buyer: Private buyer Sector: Leisure & Travel Location: West Midlands

Eyecare Optical

Skendleby Hall

Wire Cloth Sales & Development

Berkhamsted Eyecare

Completed Sale

Buyer: Newco Eyecare Optical Rochdale Sector: Healthcare & Medical Location: Lancashire

Buyer: Private buyer Sector: Property Location: Lincolnshire

Buyer: James Murphy Of Falkirk Sector: Manufacturing Location: Cheshire

Buyer: Jackson & Co Eye Care Sector: Healthcare & Medical Location: Hertfordshire

Sandwell Pest Control Services

24/7 Recovery and Rescue

5Fostering

Enterprise4all

Completed Sale

Buyer: Partners Group Sector: Facilities Management Location: West Midlands

Buyer: Private buyer Sector: Motor Location: Merseyside

Buyer: Karen Hardaker and Rebecca Nicholls Sector: Healthcare & Medical Location: East Sussex

Buyer: Safe Space Talent Sector: Business Services Location: Lancashire

Say It With Print

Avail Medical Europe

Ashby & Austin Property Services

Love2Yurt

Completed Sale

Buyer: Conor Brennan Sector: Retail & E-Commerce Location: Flintshire

Buyer: Toffeln Sector: Healthcare & Medical Location: Durham

Buyer: Private buyer Sector: Leisure & Travel Location: Northamptonshire

Buyer: Hassle Free Lettings Sector: Property Location: Hampshire

The IS Group

Raison Optica

CMH Vehicle Sales & Hire

Vision Software Solutions

Completed Sale

Buyer: APAC Group Sector: Retail & E-Commerce Location: Cambridgeshire

Buyer: MFS Ophthalmic Services Sector: Healthcare & Medical Location: South Yorkshire

Buyer: Fixby Motors Sector: Motor Location: Merseyside

Buyer: ID Design Sector: IT & Software Location: Hertfordshire

Julian Jay Hair & Scalp Clinic

Ship Cars

Martin Bates Consultancy

Made Wright London

Completed Sale

Buyer: Raza Mallal Sector: Beauty Location: South Yorkshire

Buyer: Navdeep Singh Sector: Distribution & Logistics Location: Durham

Buyer: Grassby Associates Sector: Construction Location: Surrey

Buyer: Private buyer Sector: Retail & E-Commerce Location: Greater Manchester

Very professional service. I bought a business from KB. I’m a professional acquisition entrepreneur. First thing is their valuation is more realistic than other brokers in the market, so the negotiation starts positive note with the seller. We completed a complex transaction successfully.” “

Prasanna Perera Buyer of Michael Platt Ltd

Understanding your objectives

Our approach is designed to take the burden of a business sale away from your shoulders, enabling you to focus your time and energy on running your company to the best effect. We aim to achieve the best possible outcome for your business, especially in relation to deal structures and maximising value.

Expectations

We ensure to fully understand your motivations for exiting and what goals you have. We then devise a bespoke service to suit your requirements.

Your company

We engage with you to learn the unique selling points and then tailor a marketing plan to generate maximum interest for your business.

Our expertise

We use our decades of experience to oversee the sales process on your behalf, communicating with you throughout every stage.

Confidentiality

Every Knightsbridge team member is fully trained in all aspects of the required confidentiality procedures, therefore discretion is assured throughout.

Presenting the opportunity

We deploy our designated document writers and marketing professionals to work closely with you in producing a number of high-quality presentational documents, to portray your company in the best possible light. Used at relevant strategic points within the process, the documents are fully bespoke and carefully considered to suit each individual business and sector, whilst maintaining the confidentiality of your business.

‘Teaser’

An opportunity summary document to provide an overview of your business and its financial status, alongside key benefits to the buyer.

Information memorandum (‘IM’)

Detailed commercial and financial information together with forward-looking projections and current management information.

Advert wording

Where relevant, distinctive and fully optimised advertisements across an array of publications throughout the UK and online, highlighting key selling points.

Finding your buyer

We provide the most comprehensive ‘buyer reach’ possible to maximise the level of interest in your business. With a combination of superior marketing techniques and expert identification practices, we explore every possible avenue in our search for your perfect ‘best fit’ acquirer.

Registered buyers

We can expose your opportunity to trusted buyers who we know are acquisitive, who have acquired previously and are pre-vetted from both a confidentiality and financial perspective.

Strategy

All UK buyers

We utilise the leading online buyer platforms which attract UK, European and global acquirers, investors and advisers. Combining your significant industry knowledge with our extensive research capabilities, we will ensure to produce the most comprehensive buyer target list. Internally, we maintain a large database of professional contacts that are actively representing clients who are acquisitive within the market. If appropriate, we can also place generic details of your opportunity on a range of specialist company sale web portals, to generate interest whilst maintaining confidentiality.

Through an in-depth research process, we will identify suitable trade, competitive, complementary, strategic and synergistic buyers.

Institutional buyers

Private Equity firms and alternative investors that invest into growth businesses or those complementary to companies within their portfolio.

Maximising your company’s sale value

We identify the value drivers of your business, then generate the interest levels required to realise the full value of your business.

Competitive bidding process

By drawing in several interested parties, we can create competition tension amongst them to increase the ultimate transaction value.

Experienced deal executives

Your opportunity is assigned a dedicated adviser who holds a vested interest in your business throughout the entire process, working hard to procure offers in line with your objectives and requirements, and keeping you regularly updated with all progress made.

Professional legal service providers

We partner with a tried-and-trusted panel of experienced legal firms with no hidden fees or abort costs, including one which is a fellow part of the K3 Advisory Group, to manage all legal aspects of the transaction.

Marketing literature

Our dedicated document writers produce ‘best in class’ marketing materials to display your company in the most positive light.

Synergistic buyers

We maximise value by targeting synergistic sectors, as a buyer is more likely to pay the premium price for a business that offers a strategic fit or can act as a ‘bolt-on’ acquisition.

Delivering a successful exit

Once we have presented interested parties, the offer and acceptance process starts to take shape. We maintain a position of strength throughout these negotiations to drive value and leverage offers to an optimum level. We create competitive tension amongst bidders, then allow you to choose your preferred exit, best buyer fit, deal structure and transaction value.

Outline/indicative offers

We review outline offers to understand their view on the value of your business, thus determining the best strategy to deploy for each bidder, seeking to maximise value.

Competitive bidding process

We reaffirm your company’s value drivers specifically to each buyer’s acquisition objectives. The aim is a competitive bidding process to raise the potential price paid.

Interested Parties

By engaging multiple potential acquirers, we drive a competitive environment, putting you in a position of strength.

Select preferred bidder(s)

Buyer Meetings

We undertake a commercial review of each offer and its deliverability, comparing these to your objectives. We then fully discuss the offers with you to determine which is your preferred choice.

We advise you on how to conduct meetings with potential buyers, help with presentations, as well as preparing you for different questions and scenarios.

Heads of terms

We play an active role in structuring the Heads and liaising with legal representatives on both sides of the deal. We will add value to the deal by ensuring the Heads are structured and worded to maximise your position.

Due diligence and data rooms

We ensure the buyer has access to updated and detailed information throughout the due diligence process. This ensures momentum is maintained and any potential ‘bottlenecks’ are avoided.

Legal process/completion

Either through our nominated legal service provider, or by working with your appointed legal advisers, we oversee and manage an effective closure to the sale process by facilitating the finalisation of the Share Purchase Agreement.

Maintaining Confidentiality

The need for confidentiality is a key consideration and very much a cornerstone of our service. When entering this process, our clients can be concerned about various parties potentially finding out their business is for sale - employees, customers, suppliers and competitors. Our processes and systems are designed and proven to prevent such problems occurring. Every Knightsbridge team member is fully trained in all aspects of the required confidentiality procedures. Therefore, discretion is assured from the moment of first contact to the moment the transaction is completed.

Levels of confidentiality

Discreet:

Although this would be considered our most ‘lenient’ approach to confidentiality, it provides great exposure for businesses to ensure maximum enquiry levels. This option is particularly suited to clients who are keen to sell quickly.

Confidential:

Assured by insisting all potential buyers sign an NDA before any specific information is released, this level of confidentiality maintains strict privacy throughout the process. Our experienced Deal Executives will make an informed decision about whether further information should be released to a potential buyer.

Non-disclosure agreement

An NDA is a legally binding document between the buyer and Knightsbridge to ensure they adhere to strict criteria regarding confidential information relating to your business.

Highly confidential:

Ensuring that an NDA is signed, you are asked to approve each buyer and authorise the release of any sensitive or confidential information.

Our partners:

Our legal panel

Knightsbridge provides a unique service as the only true national sales adviser to offer the option of inclusive legal fees for the sale of a business. Working with a carefully selected panel of solicitors, we offer legal services within our fee structure, meaning a single inclusive fee is paid on completion of the transaction. We also waive abort costs in the unfortunate instance where a sale does not complete in the final stages because a buyer pulls out at the eleventh hour. Allow experienced solicitors to handle all legal aspects of the business sale process and guide you throughout each stage of the deal.

800 partners across 63 UK offices

Fully contingent legal fees paid only on completion

Knightsbridge team members are qualified across multiple disciplines – experienced and dedicated staff that are experts across every stage of the business sale lifecycle process. Meet the team Quality, experience and service The Knightsbridge Commercial team possess over 100 years of combined experience in the business sales marketplace. We are committed to offering our clients a superior service through a focus on continual staff training and development. The team is vastly experienced and qualified in all areas of business sales, providing you with market leading advice and guidance from our initial discussions right through to the sale of your business. Our marketing and advertising power will ensure that your business is placed in front of as many suitable buyers as possible, maximising interest and, ultimately, getting the best value for you.

Andrew Melbourne Chief Finance Officer

Victoria Hughes Managing Director

Matthew Clancy Operations Director

Andy Denman Sales Director

Gary Edwards Head of Marketing

Louise Roberts Chief People Officer

Elliot Grant Associate Director

Robert Gill Operations Manager

Joe Bull Senior Commercial Director

Martin Baars Senior Commercial Director

Chris Darroux Regional Commercial Director

Regional Commercial Directors Our Regional Commercial Directors are placed in various locations throughout the UK, ensuring that local knowledge is combined with the exposure available from a national broker.

Debbie Power Regional Commercial Director

Thomas Chappell Regional Commercial Director

Donald Peden Regional Commercial Director

Jay Bettle Regional Commercial Director

K3 Advisory Group

K3 Advisory Group is a group of growing and complementary professional services businesses aimed at providing SMEs with high-quality advice across specialist disciplines. As part of the wider Group, KBS Corporate has established contacts and secured access to networks not previously possible as a private limited company. The services offered by the Group fit into five key operating divisions:

Business Sales & Deal Advisory

Knightsbridge Commercial is part of our Business Sales & Deal Advisory division which offers company sales and corporate finance services to clients throughout the UK and Ireland, matching sellers to trade, individual and institutional acquirers worldwide on deals valued up to £200million. Services offered include: • Company sales

• Off-market acquisitions • Transaction services

• Corporate finance services • Business brokerage services

Tax Services

Our Tax Services division specialises in R&D tax credits, tax investigation and tax advisory. The experts in our tax division possess specialist knowledge and senior-level experience across the tax spectrum, enabling them to operate across a broad range of industry sectors and allowing clients to focus on what matters most – running their business successfully. Services offered include: • R&D tax credits advisory • Tax investigations • Tax planning • Tax advisory focused on corporate finance transactions

Restructuring Advisory

Our restructuring division works with businesses at the key milestones, delivering partner-led solutions to help clients take advantage of opportunities and overcome a range of operational and financial challenges, thus enabling them to achieve their business objectives and ambitions.

Services offered include: • Restructuring advisory • Financial advisory • Creditor services

• Forensic accounting and expert witnessing • Pensions advisory

Technology Solutions

Our newest division offers tailored business management solutions centred on ERP, accounting, and managed IT services, with expertise in Sage and Acumatica platforms. We help companies across a range of sectors including manufacturing, construction and distribution to streamline operations and enhance efficiency through digital transformation. Services offered include: • Cloud ERP & Accounting Solutions

• CRM Solutions • Payment and Banking Tools

• Managed IT Services • Commerce Integration

Wealth Management

Our Wealth Management division provides independent financial planning and investment management advice, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Services offered include:

• Pensions and retirement planning • Inheritance tax and estate planning • Investments and savings

• Personal and corporate protection • Succession planning • Employee benefits

Case studies

Berkhamsted Eyecare

Sector: Healthcare Type of business: Opticians providing a service that focuses on not only meeting clients’ medical needs but also strengthening their confidence. Location: Hertfordshire Motivation for sale: Having built the business over a number of years, the company’s majority shareholder was seeking retirement. Acquirer profile: Jackson & Co Eye Care is a family-owned practice based in Kent. The company offers a diverse range of services from eye care and optometry to ear care and audiology. Marketing strategy: It was clear that sourcing the right buyer was of high importance to the shareholder. To highlight the key points, it was important to showcase the strength of the company’s client base. Negotiation strategy: A diverse research strategy was implemented to pursue both organic and research-based approaches.

Berkhamsted Eyecare presented as a highly attractive opportunity for a synergistic purchase. These high levels of interest acted as an impetus for generating multiple competing offers. Vendor’s comments: “If you are thinking of selling your business, whatever it is, Knightsbridge have a team that will look after you. “They not only kept me informed throughout the process but were in contact with everyone involved, which included four solicitors and a landlord, as well as the purchaser and myself. “I can’t speak more highly of the service provided. Also, the solicitor Knightsbridge provided went above and beyond the call of duty.”

Best Choice Direct

Sector: Wholesale Type of business: Best Choice Direct provides convenience products to its 870-strong customer base, which provides a constant stream of reliable income. Location: Staffordshire Motivation for sale: Retirement of the founder of Best Choice Direct whilst enabling further growth and an extended geographic footprint of the company. Acquirer profile: Pentagon Food Group is part of the Khan Group and had previously acquired similar businesses within the Staffordshire region. Best Choice Direct would serve as their next bolt-on acquisition. Marketing strategy: Knightsbridge’s connections enabled the identification of a highly acquisitive buyer, who had previously purchased via our sister company, KBS Corporate. In addition to this, research and organic marketing approaches were also pursued. Negotiation strategy: This approach proved successful, resulting in several meetings and a competitive bidding process.

Acquirer’s comments: “I recently had the pleasure of working with Knightsbridge, who acted for the sell-side in our transaction. “As a business buyer, I was thoroughly impressed with the professionalism and dedication demonstrated throughout the entire process. Communication was exceptional and I was kept fully informed at every stage, which helped ensure everything went smoothly. “The attention to detail and commitment to providing excellent service made the experience stress-free and efficient. I highly recommend for anyone looking for reliable and communicative professionals when buying or selling a business.”

Total Laundry

Sector: Professional laundry services Type of business: Total Laundry specialises in flat linens such as bedding, towels and tablecloths, as well as all types of hospitality linen, domestic linens and specialist garment cleaning such as suits and wedding gowns. Location: West Sussex Motivation for sale: The business was brought to market to expedite the owners’ retirement plans. Acquirer profile: Selsey Laundrette Ltd, which trades as The Little Laundrette, offers full laundry services and is based less than half an hour from Total Laundry. Marketing strategy: It was clear the best course of action was to identify a trade buyer looking to extend their geographic reach. Negotiation strategy: Strong interest was generated and the Knightsbridge team worked diligently to produce three offers following a spirited bidding process.

Vendor’s comments: “Excellent service, they found a buyer quickly and supported us throughout the process. I highly recommend Knightsbridge if you are looking to sell your business.”

Enterprise4All

Sector: Training Provider Type of business: Enterprise4All provides a range of services to business start-ups, to grow and develop strategically. The company had secured a new million-pound contract and was in the process of having its operations extended. It benefits strongly from two long-term public sector clients that provide reliable contracted revenue for the business. Location: Lancashire Motivation for sale: Having developed the business over many years, the majority shareholder was ready to retire. Acquirer profile: Safe Space Talent is a government approved training provider, specialising in digital training and apprenticeships. The London-based business was seeking further growth via acquisition. Marketing strategy: A crossmatch search produced the successful buyer and was supported by Knightsbridge’s database of potentially interested acquirers. Negotiation strategy: Enterprise4All proved highly popular, producing high levels of interest. Knightsbridge was able to identify the five most compatible buyers, who were invited to individual meetings that resulted in four offers on the table.

Vendor’s comments: “Sara Thomasson was lovely to deal with and kept us updated throughout the sale of the business. I would highly recommend Sara and her team to sell your business. I had lots of leads before we found the right buyer.”

Etron UK

Sector: Engineering Type of business: Etron UK is a well-respected provider of automatic entrances, gates and bollards. The company has developed an enviable client list. Location: Greater Manchester Motivation for sale: After many years of dedicated hard work and commitment to the company’s growth, the owners decided to sell Etron to support their retirement plans. Acquirer profile: Andwis is a network of leading technical building services companies based in the heart of London. Marketing strategy: Etron’s excellent reputation shaped the marketing approach towards sourcing a trade buyer. Negotiation strategy: Etron attracted high levels of interest which resulted in a competitive bidding environment, resulting in securing an offer with an impressive deal multiple. Vendor’s comments: “Knightsbridge did a first-class job, they kept us informed from start to finish and also offered some key advice. “Top team, job well done.”

Paragon Plating

Sector: Manufacturing Type of business: Paragon Plating offers premium

electroplating services. Location: West Sussex

Motivation for sale: Retirement. After building Paragon Plating since 1989, the owner of the business wished to pursue other interests. Acquirer profile: Pratt Sonburg, a family business with close proximity to Paragon Plating. The acquisition presented as the perfect bolt-on opportunity. Marketing strategy: The best approach was to source a local trade buyer who was looking to expand. Negotiation strategy: Once a suitable buyer was found, the process moved incredibly quickly and the sale completed within 16 weeks.

Vendor’s comments: “I was guided through the complicated legal requirements and procedures by the solicitors, whose costs were included in the package. I would like to thank Knightsbridge for all their efforts in concluding a very satisfactory sale.”

Richardson Event Hire

Sector: Licensed and Leisure Type of business: Richardson Event Hire, established in 1989, is a family-run supplier of high quality tableware, equipment and furniture. The company prides itself on providing a very personal service. Location: Bristol Motivation for sale: After decades of building the business, the owners wished to sell the company to begin their retirements. Acquirer profile: Blast Event Hire, another local family-run event hire company, was seeking further growth. Marketing strategy: The approach was to highlight the company’s long-standing nature and strong financial profile. Negotiation strategy: Following the implementation of a strong research strategy, a suitable buyer was sourced and the deal was completed within months. Vendor’s comments: “We would like to express our gratitude for all the help and support in finding a buyer for our business.

“The marketing material produced by Knightsbridge was excellent and we were pleased with the team’s efforts in identifying suitable targets for direct mailings. The team was attentive, encouraging and always had our best interests at heart. They liaised with our solicitor right up until the day of completion, kept things moving and ensured everyone was kept in the loop. “Many thanks for achieving such a great result.”

The IS Group

Sector: Retail Type of business: The IS Group is a unique product creator that manufactures beautiful gifts. Location: Cambridgeshire Motivation for sale: The decision to sell was made to release money for its shareholders, many of which had invested in the business for decades. Acquirer profile: APAC Group is one the UK’s largest importers and distributors of florist sundries and event decorations. The Group has an enviable client base including multiple blue-chip clients. Marketing strategy: A combination of IS Group’s over 40 years’ experience and reason for sale made the group an exciting opportunity for trade buyers. This formed much of the marketing strategy.

Negotiation strategy: A number of interested parties were identified, which resulted in multiple meetings. This momentum was used to generate a competitive bidding environment. Vendor’s comments: “Great experience. The team were very helpful to us, enabling us to sell our business. Always being there to advise and help us along the journey. “My contact was Sara Manville, who assisted us throughout the whole process. Really pleased and would recommend.”

Contact info

K3 House 5 Springfield Court Summerfield Road Bolton Greater Manchester BL3 2NT T: 01204 936 320 E: enquiries@knightsbridgeplc.com www.knightsbridgeplc.com

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