BuildScaleExit

Growth advisory and M&A specialists for founder-led businesses in the UK.

From early strategy to commercial scale to exit readiness, we partner with founders and leadership teams to accelerate growth and maximise enterprise value.

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The Challenge

The Growth Gap That Costs
Founders Years

The path from start-up through scale-up and beyond is littered with obstacles. Most founders and leadership teams face three brutal realities:

M&A advisers say you're too early

They won't touch you until you're bigger. So you wait, burning runway and opportunity.

Consultants cost a fortune

Strategy decks pile up. Implementation stalls. Most aren't even operators themselves.

Doing it alone takes twice as long

Positioning is off. Sales are broken. What should take two years takes five.

Real OperatorsReal NetworksReal Results

We combine decades of M&A and strategic advisory expertise with hands-on operating experience launching, scaling and exiting companies.

Credentials

Experience That
Delivers

Commercial Leadership

Built and scaled sales teams, closed enterprise deals with British Airways, Vodafone and more.

M&A & Integration

Led post-merger integrations, managed deal processes, maximised founder outcomes.

Founder Experience

Founded, scaled, and exited our own businesses. We know the journey from the inside.

Deep Networks

Access to buyers, investors, and operators built over 25+ years across UK, Europe, and beyond.

Growth Advisory & Commercial Strategy

Helping businesses with high-growth potential scale faster, smarter, and stronger across emerging tech, martech, fintech, sustainability, energy, retail, and sport.

Investor Due Diligence & M&A Planning

End-to-end support from team acceleration through to exit planning and deal execution.

Our Proven
Track Record

30 Successful Exits

$ 500 Total Deal Value

6 Average Revenue Growth

100 Companies Advised

Proof Points

Results That
Speak For Themselves

Result i-media Exit to Private Equity

Developed and executed a Digital OOH strategy, enabling programmatic trading and a data platform to drive incremental revenue across 137 motorway service areas.

Timeline 24 months post platform launch

Result Premiership Rugby Exit to CVC Private Equity

Led a digital transformation programme to deliver a new website, app and customer data platform across the organisation and member clubs — enabling a Single Customer View, improved marketing, fan engagement and digital rights monetisation.

Timeline 12 months post implementation

Result The Retouchers 120% YoY T/O growth

Growth advisory for a family-run creative services supplier. Company positioning, product development, prospecting support, commercial strategy and development of 1, 3 & 5 year business plans.

Timeline Tech-enabled positioning

Result Advanse Ads International presence launched; increased scale opportunities in the US

Strategic growth and international expansion support. Helped secure key distribution partnerships with platforms and new client opportunities across retail media and commerce brands.

Timeline 7 years strategic support

Result Indahash Strategic acquisition completed

Ran the international launch for Indahash from Poland into the wider European market. Focus on strategy, positioning & pricing. Signed initial pathfinder clients and supported commercial operations for 2 years.

Timeline 3 years to exit

Result Avora Exit achieved

Supported a VC-backed founding team to drive commercial growth across domestic and international markets — implementing sales frameworks, strengthening pipeline management, and securing key pathfinder clients.

Timeline 3–4 years

Your Exit Starts Here

If you're a founder-led business ready to accelerate your path to exit, let's talk. No pitch decks. No obligation. Just an honest conversation.