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Project Mercury

UK Engineering Acquisitions: Active Mandate for Bolt-On Targets

A cash- and asset-rich international group (c. $1bn revenue) is executing a UK buy-and-build in specialist and general engineering. We are mandated to source up to four bolt-on acquisitions to expand capacity, capability and customer coverage.

Target profile

  • Revenue: ~£5m run-rate. Profitable with stable gross margins and positive cash generation.

  • Capabilities: precision machining (CNC milling/turning), fabrication (laser, press-brake, coded welding), assembly (electro-mechanical), MRO/field service.

  • Customers & sectors: OEMs and Tier-1/Tier-2 supply chains across industrials (e.g., energy, aerospace, defence, rail, food & drink, process).

  • Contracts: sticky revenue—framework agreements, LTAs, call-off or service contracts; healthy order book.

  • Quality & compliance: ISO 9001 (and relevant sector standards), robust HSE, traceability, documented processes, MRP/ERP in place.

(Examples above are indicative; we will assess any complementary niche engineering business meeting the revenue range.)

Why this buyer

  • Speed and certainty: streamlined due diligence, focused data requests, proven integration playbook.

  • Capital support: working capital, capex for capacity upgrades (machines, tooling, automation), and cross-selling via the group customer base.

  • Operational synergy: procurement leverage, shared QA, common systems, and load balancing across sites.

Deal structures considered

  • 100% share sale (cash on completion).

  • MBO/MBI support where appropriate.

  • Earn-out, deferred consideration or minority rollover—case by case.

Process at a glance

  • Confidential discussion → Heads of Terms → confirmatory financial/legal/QHSE diligence → completion → integration with minimal disruption to day-to-day operations.

Ready to talk?

Email Mark Roberts (Senior Partner) at mark@achieve-corporation.com

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Project Altair

Acquisition Opportunity

Leading Specialists in Professional Hygiene Services

An opportunity to acquire a privately owned UK Company that has positioned itself as a leading UK provider of Food Factory Hygiene including a full range of professional industrial and commercial deep cleaning services.

Established for over 14 years the business employs some 330 staffs and is augmented by a mobile division that provides environmental cleaning to industries including food factories, hospitals, housing associations and the catering trade.

Offering a selection of professional services including food factory hygiene, commercial kitchen deep cleaning, commercial periodic environmental cleaning, and ventilation deep cleaning working with innovative specialist equipment to deliver the cleaning solution required.

Secure long-standing frameworks are in place with major Blue-Chip Clients in the Food sector.

The Business model is easily scalable, and has the procedures and infrastructure to support additional sites at any location in the UK whilst maintaining overhead costs.

2020 sales have seen a turnover of £19,176,443 with a non-adjusted EBITDA of £3,008,336.

Cost of Sales in 2017 was 87.2% the cost of sales in 2020 is reduced to 84%

Gross Profit in 2017 was 12.8%, the Gross Profit for 2020 has grown to 16%

Admin expenses in 2017 of 6.3 % have now reduced to a 2020 cost of 5.7%

These figures are evidence of the Company’s efficient cost and expenses management. As profits and sales grow, residual profits could be reinvested or distributed as cash dividends. The Company will always remain profitable and cash flow positive.

Contact Olivia@achieve-corporation.com for further details.