Green Square Corporate Finance

We advise shareholders of independent businesses through some of the most important decisions they will ever make. Our M&A work typically focuses on companies with enterprise values between £10m and £100m, where preparation, positioning and execution are critical to success.

Our experience spans a wide range of transaction scenarios, including sales to trade and private equity, and management buy outs. We start by understanding your business and what matters to you. Whatever the route, our focus is always on achieving the right outcome for shareholders.

We act predominantly for vendors. That means our advice is independent, clear headed and firmly aligned with your interests. Our fee structure reflects this too, ensuring we are fully motivated to secure the most rewarding outcome for our clients, not just to get a transaction over the line.

Having advised on numerous successful transactions, we bring a rounded understanding of what makes a business attractive to buyers, how value is truly assessed and where deals are won or lost. This experience informs how we help clients prepare, position their business and negotiate with confidence.

Drawing on years of experience, ongoing research and strong relationships with acquirers around the world, we have developed a deep understanding of the global buyer landscape. This insight enables us to identify the right potential partners for your business and create the competitive tension that drives the best possible outcome.

We are proud of the reputation we have built and the strength of the relationships behind it, with the vast majority of our work coming through recommendation. We never take that trust for granted and work hard to keep earning it.

The Ascension Day is a high impact, one day workshop designed to sharpen performance and accelerate value creation. It brings shareholders and management together to focus on what really matters - where value is created, what buyers look for and what is needed to optimally position the business and drive the next phase of growth.

Ahead of the session, we carry out a focused review of key information. On the day itself, we share our detailed assessment of the business and challenge thinking through structured, practical discussion. We concentrate on the value drivers that influence acquisition decisions, with a keen eye on personal ambitions and longer term objectives. This ensures priorities are aligned from the outset.

The result is a clear, prioritised action plan. One that cuts through complexity and sets a confident direction for growth, performance and value maximisation.

Business leaders face decisions that shape the future of their company. They need trusted, confidential guidance from people who understand the pressures, the trade offs and the bigger picture. Someone to think alongside them, challenge assumptions and bring clarity when the stakes are high.

Without experienced, independent input, it’s easy for owners to miss opportunities or lose momentum, revisiting the same questions without moving forward. The right perspective at the right moment can make all the difference.

That’s where our Trusted Counsellors come in. A carefully selected group of highly experienced individuals, they work directly with agency leaders and management teams to provide clear direction, challenge thinking and support better decision making.

Engagements can be structured on an ad hoc basis or as an ongoing relationship, depending on what’s needed. Every situation is different. Our role is to bring experience, perspective and focus, helping leaders make decisions and move forward with confidence.