Buy a Profitable UK Business Without Funding It All Upfront
Vendor finance lets you pay part of the price over time, from the business’s future profits. We find off-market opportunities, negotiate the terms and check the numbers, led by Chartered Accountant Martin Godfrey Legido. Martin Godfrey Legido.
Your Cash Goes Further Than You Think
First-time business buyers often assume they need millions in liquid cash. By using seller financing (deferred consideration) and commercial asset backing, your deposit goes 3x to 4x further.
The New Standard in SME Advisory
Built Like a Modern Fintech, Not a 1990s Corporate Boutique
Traditional M&A firms perform wealth at you. Business brokers represent the seller. We act as your private deal team with zero sell-side conflict.
Chartered Accountant Led
Every deal model, EBITDA bridge, and balance sheet audit is reviewed by our expert team. No guesswork, no junior analysts ruining your lifetime savings.
Off-Market Direct Sourcing
Why compete in broker auctions against 50 other buyers? We approach retiring business owners directly through confidential channels.
Win-Win Deal Terms
We structure deals that respect the seller's legacy while protecting your cash flow through deferred consideration and earn-out mechanisms.
Done-With-You Support
Three Levels of Support. One Objective.
You find the opportunity. We help you evaluate it, negotiate it, and acquire it. Choose the level of done-with-you support that fits your acquisition journey.
Foundation Partnership
You lead the acquisition. We provide the expertise.
The entry point to done-with-you M&A support. Access all deal clinics, get deals analysed and valued, and learn the craft of acquisition alongside our team.
Senior Partnership
Your acquisition. Our expertise.
Your own dedicated Senior Analyst working alongside you every week — analysing deals, preparing valuations, and guiding your vendor negotiations in real time.
Premium Partnership
More expertise. More strategy. More personal support.
Everything in Senior Partnership plus direct strategic input from Martin Godfrey Legido, monthly success reviews, and greater accountability as you move toward completion.
Real Buyers. Real Signed Acquisitions.
"Hi Martin & the Acquisition Assist Team, Just a quick note to say thank you for all your guidance and support. With your help, I've broken into the M&A world and started building my group, Manchester Technical Innovations Ltd. Two months ago I completed my first acquisition, Van Driel Engineering. Since then, things have moved fast — another deal completes next week, a third is lined up two months later, and more are in the pipeline. It's the start of the vision I set out to achieve: building a group of complementary engineering businesses that create real strength together. As an engineer, I'm process-led — get the process right, repeat it, improve it. That mindset has translated perfectly into acquisitions, and it's been great to see it working in practice."
Martin Graham
Director • Manchester Technical Innovations Ltd
Everything You Need to Know Before Booking
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