Who we are

Initium is a specialist corporate finance advisor, partnering with privately owned businesses up to, during and beyond a business sale transaction. A proudly employee-owned business, we work exclusively on the ‘sell side’ – advising ambitious business owners exploring their growth and future exit strategies.

We specialise in transactions with a typical deal value between £10m-£100m, and have unlocked over £3bn of value for our clients across multiple sectors throughout our 35+ year history. Find out more about us here.

Our why as a business is clear: we want to create impact beyond the deal
What on earth do you mean by that?

Established as BCMS in 1989, we became employee owned in 2022, and rebranded as Initium in 2024 – the same year we were recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work.

All our co-owner colleagues were involved in the rebranding process, and our name reflects our approach – Initium is taken from the Latin word for starting point.

For many corporate finance advisors, a successful business sale transaction marks where their relationship with a client will end. For Initium, it’s just the beginning, as we look to help entrepreneurs find their freedom, purpose and new opportunities in the next stage of their lives, as evidenced by our unique community of former clients, The Fellows.

There’s so much more we’d love to tell you – about our values as a business, our ecosystem of partners, our community work, our Diamonds network for women-led businesses. The links below will help you get to know us a bit better!