Your Journey
We know that every business is different, but most share common drivers for pursuing investment or a sale. As experienced investors we can help you to
Grow your businessSell your businessBuy the business you run
Looking for investment to grow? We provide much more than just capital
Accelerate growth
If you’ve reached a point where you believe significant investment will help grow your business, our team can help you to:
Expand domestically or internationallyGrow through acquisitionUpgrade your infrastructureStrengthen your team and offeringRead example case study:
Equity release
Many owners want to reduce personal financial risk while continuing to develop their business. With our support you can:
Realise some of the value tied up in
your businessEnsure personal long-term financial stabilityDe-risk your positionAccess the expertise to help take your business to the next stage of growthRead example case study:
As an owner-managed business ourselves, we have the expertise to help
Optimising the opportunity
There are a number of situations that bring about the opportunity for a management buyout:
Our team will work with you to help make change happen.
The current owner wishes to sellYou seek a greater stake in the businessThere is a need to bring in new funding and strategic partners to deliver the next stage of growthYou wish to approach the current owners to buy the businessRead example case study:
An investment partner
Moving from employee to owner-manager is a big step - not just in terms of having the funding in place, but in having the right support beyond the completion of the deal. For example:
At Sovereign, we have at long and successful track record of working with talented management teams to deliver transformational growth.
How best do you rapidly scale up your international aspirations?How do you augment your management team, if necessary, with the right talent?How can you successfully acquire and integrate new businesses while staying focused on the ‘day job’?How do you prepare your business for sale when the time is right?Read example case study:
Whether you want to sell in full or in part, we offer more than a market price
Track record
We have deep experience of working with business owners looking to sell or reduce their equity stake in their business for a range of reasons:
Succession planningA change in leadership roleFinancial considerationsShareholding restructuringRead example case study:
Working together
We want you to be as proud of your company in the future as you are today.
We will retain your business’s ethos, standards and valuesWe will build upon the reputation that you have establishedOur investment brings new opportunities for your business, staff and clientsWe will work with you to map out the path ahead for you and your businessRead example case study:
Work with us
