We provide long-term investment in the £1m to £3m EBITDA SME market, offering a genuine alternative to a trade sale or traditional private equity.
We offer more than just investment. We will empower you, the management team, to deliver the next phase of growth.
Sectors
We invest in sectors where we can make a positive contribution, bring industry knowledge and expertise to enhance future growth.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Engineering
Business Services
Technology & IT
Financial
We invest in established UK businesses with the following financial criteria, as these are the businesses where we can have the biggest impact.
EBITDA range: £1m - £3m
Businesses with a platform for organic or acquisition growth, or both
Recurring and stable revenue growth with low client concentration
Underlying EBITDA margin: minimum 10%
We work with businesses from all backgrounds but a typical scenario is as follows.
We assess the investment opportunity and ensure the business fits our investment criteria
A meet and greet with the advisor and client will establish if we might be able to help
The provision of additional information (historic accounts, financial forecasts etc.) aids our understanding of the business potential
A follow on meeting with the business owner(s) and the existing management team enables our investment team to shape an attractive proposition that works.
Formal internal review completed by Newable Capital team
Agree Heads of Terms that work for all parties
A period of exclusivity and due diligence. Subject to a satisfactory assessment and completion of legals, we proceed to complete the transaction.
As a part of our Newable Capital portfolio, we will provide an ongoing support and monitoring to enable the business to accelerate its growth.
Upon completion we hope to continue the business relationship.
We're a values driven business, fostering a culture of support, ambition and action to all businesses.
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We take a board seat(s) in the company to help establish and support the management team's growth strategy
We encourage companies to engage external advisors to ensure full transparency during the transactions.
We provide an incentive infrastructure for the incumbent management team to share in the growth in value.
Here are a few reasons why working with our team here at Newable can help your business.
We do not believe in overburdening companies with debt, mandating strategy or replacing management teams.
We back the management teams to run their businesses, while building quality relationships to support the company. The quality of the relationships we have, drives the quality of our businesses and investments.
We are flexible, ensuring we structure the investment to include what is most important to you. We encourage management and shareholders to invest alongside us, providing the opportunity to realise value from the companies they have created while benefiting from the future growth of the company.
We invest our own funds, taking a long-term view (typically at least 5-8 years) with no fixed requirement to sell the business. We are a fully independent team with no external shareholders influencing the investment and strategy.
We are committed to sustainable growth . We want to ensure our portfolio companies maintain a strong balance sheet with sufficient liquidity for growth.
With the backing of the broader Newable Group, we are able to support in areas such as HR, Tax and Finance, as well as provide advice on international growth and business financing. We are a trusted partner providing the investment and support to help SMEs in their next stage of growth.
