CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISORY

Cooper Parry Corporate Finance advise business owners who want to sell their business or grow their business through private equity investment.

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What Is Corporate Finance Advisory?

Cooper Parry Corporate Finance advise business owners who want to sell their business or grow their business through private equity investment. Our UK team is supported by Global M&A Partners, a highly active international network of partner firms, working closely with investment banks and corporate finance boutiques across 30 key deal-making countries to find buyers that others can’t.

Selling your business is a huge event. Financially and emotionally. So, you need to work with the right advisor – one who can find the best buyer for the enormous value you’ve created, at the best price.

You need a team of advisors who really understand your industry’s buyers, value drivers and market opportunities, as well as having masses of experience in getting deals across the line.

We’ll lead your business through a sale, making sure it’s as smooth as possible, so you can continue running your business and hitting targets throughout the process.

KEY STATISTICS

Advised on over £450m deal value

£ 450 M

80% deals involving PE

80 %

£32m average deal size

£ 32 M

20% involved an international buyer

20 %

100% success rate deals completion

100 %

Our specialists will support you with every aspect of your business

If you’re looking for investment, our team will help you select the right private equity investor for you, your business, and your sector. We’ll negotiate the best terms and then facilitate the relationship between you and your preferred funding partner. We also have masses of experience in advising management buy-out teams.

Our Deal Origination team is an ever-growing, ever-important part of Cooper Parry Corporate Finance too. They connect us with great businesses in sectors where our expertise lie, analysing trends, creating and providing relevant and insightful market and deal information.

We’d love to meet you and your business well in advance of any transaction. That way, you can get the best possible outcome for your shareholders, your team, and your business.


10 Stages to sale

Our deal specialists are well versed on every step of the sales process. Here are the ten key stages from preparations prior to sale through to final due diligence.


10 Stages to investment

The world of investment can be complex. Our deal experts know every twist and turn. On these pages they highlight the ten key stages from understanding a client’s needs through to joyous completion.

RECENT DEALS

Company name:

SIMPLY COMMUNICATE LIMITED


Deal Type

Company Sale


Country

United Kingdom


Buyer Name

A J Gallagher Inc


Country of Buyer

USA (via UK subsidiary)


Sectors

Business Services

Read more about this deal

Company name:

THE BAY TREE FOOD CO


Deal Type

Due Diligence


Country

United Kingdom


Buyer Name

Bramble Foods


Buyer Country

United Kingdom


Sectors

Industrials

Company name:

LAND SURVEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED


Deal Type

Management Buy Out


Country

United Kingdom


Buyer Name

WestBridge, UK


Country of Buyer

United Kingdom


Sector

Business Services

Read all about this deal
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Andy Parker

Partner & Head Of Corporate Finance

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“So I think the greatest value they brought are dedication, flexibility and a considerable knowledge of the right parties to work with us going forward, and then helping us to select from those, the one that we ultimately chose to go exclusive with and, ultimately sell to.”