Industrials and manufacturing corporate finance advice
We’re a specialist in specialist businesses
In industrials and manufacturing, specialisation in a niche area of operation is an important factor driving buyer interest. We’ve helped shareholders on their sale and exit strategies in an array of niche disciplines, from precision engineering and scientific and industrial instrument manufacture to electronics, automation and robotics, protective packaging, calibration, cable design, component prototyping, chemical manufacture, energy solutions, valves, bearings and seals, aerospace and defence solutions, safety systems, and many more.
At Initium, we work across multiple sectors, but we have been prolific in the industrials and manufacturing space, with over 240 successful company sales – approximately one in four of our total transactions. This means we understand your market deeply.
Proven deal-making expertise
Our industrials / manufacturing experience
- 240+ transactions completed
- Direct hands-on experience with a vast range of disciplines
- Track record supporting world-class manufacturing businesses
- Understanding of key value drivers, from revenue model to regulatory, IP and R&D
- Engaging with multiple buyer types, both UK and international
Selected industrials transactions
Typically buyers and investors are interested in target businesses that can ‘move the needle’ in terms of offering access to new technologies, a diversified product or service range, customer base and customer geography, as these selected Initium transactions demonstrate
Negotiation, valuation and growth services
In an active sector like yours, privately owned businesses are often directly targeted by serial acquirers and investors. If you have been approached – however informally – by an interested party (or parties), we can help you assess that offer, and provide insight, real-time market intelligence and comparable data to guide your decision-making.
If you already have a proceedable offer, we urge you never to enter a sale process unadvised. Initium can support you with your preferred buyer, and redress the experience gap as your independent sell-side advisor.
If a business sale is some time away, we can support your long-term strategy with a Valuation Assessment, delivering actionable information on your strengths and weaknesses and benchmark you against peers and competitors.
“We were impressed with your professionalism and depth of knowledge. Your support during the identifying opportunity stage, preparation and transaction work was first class”
– Tony Bosley, Geotek, sold to Judges Scientific plc
Why work with Initium?
At Initium, we are building on a 35-year history that shows that value goes way beyond the deal itself. We’ve seen hundreds of clients sell for far more than they expected and go on to do amazing things with the freedom and opportunities a business sale can provide.