We find the firms worth buying, and the partners worth hiring.
For professional services firms. We find acquisitions for consolidators and place senior partners into firms.
Founder 64, no successor
Director left in March
Led a team of nine
Big 4, client following
What we do.
Acquisitions For consolidators. Off-market firms that fit your strategy, approached and qualified, one buyer per target. Start with the acquisition map of your sector. Ask for the map of your sector → Partner searchSenior partners and leaders for consolidators and growing firms. Revenue generating, or revenue-relatedStart a search →How we work.
We blend deal intelligence with deal craft.
Our AI-assisted intelligence engine maps the professional services sector live. In acquisitions, that is the deals, the acquisition and exit signals, and the acquisition and exit maps we build for clients. In partner search, it is the partner moves, hiring intent, and the maps of who is hiring.
Deal craft comes from our years in both disciplines: representing clients well, understanding what they need, and mastering the psychology of a deal and a negotiation.
Mandates are confidential. Names move only with consent.
Recent work.
A mid-market tax specialist, part of a larger group, needed advice and delivery on its acquisition growth strategy.
We built the acquisition strategy and the model, produced a live map of targets from our engine, and ran the programme.
A strategy in line with company and group goals. A model that works. A live target map built for the plan, not ad hoc referrals, and a pipeline of targets to deliver against.
A challenger accounting consolidator needed specific deal flow in line with its company strategy.
We held strategy sessions to set the end goal, then used our engine to build a live map of signal-based targets and the decision makers behind them. We approached and qualified the targets.
A significantly larger acquisition pipeline, built to the strategy.
A fast-growing benefits business needed the right leadership and operating team to meet its growth objectives ahead of exit.
We analysed the existing team, advised on internal promotions, and built a new C-suite leadership team.
The company surpassed its growth objectives and achieved an excellent exit.
A legal partner was at a career crossroads, and the next move was pivotal.
We advised on career strategy, used our engine to find the best-fit firms, negotiated the lift and secured the move.
The partner is thriving on billings and delivery. The new firm has added significant revenue and reputation.
About Joe.
Joe Thomsett is a chartered accountant. He was a partner in executive search for six years, and managing director of a turnaround. He has advised owners on both sides of a sale.
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