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Debt and Equity Advisory

Are you in need of business debt advice or require additional funding for acquisitions, organic growth, working capital or to structure an exit? Our specialist advisers have the contacts and knowledge to help make it all happen.

I want to raise funds

Raising Funds or Equity

You may need to refinance current debt in order to free up working capital and make repayments more affordable. You might be looking to attract private equity investment for looking to raise debt to fund growth or to structure a transaction such as an MBO or acquisition.

We take the time to understand the why in order to advise and structure a plan to take you to your end goal.

Get Advice and Guidance On:

Feasibility of new debt or refinancing

Reviewing the current financial position and commenting on potential options.

Financial forecasting and restructuring

Providing detailed forecasts to ensure that the structure appears affordable.

Going to market

Approaching the funders who best fit the opportunity.

Private equity investment

Making introductions to investors who may be interested in the opportunity.

David Scrivener

Simon Martin

“I would like to personally thank David, Barry and their respective teams for their excellent advice over the past few years. Their assistance with getting this deal over the line in such a short time, and during lockdown was extremely impressive. I look forward to continue working with Ensors on both their Audit services and for future acquisitions.”

Dan Croft, CEO – Vanilla Electronics Limited

Meet your debt and equity experts experts

Find out my options

Our dedicated Corporate Finance team can guide you to the correct solution through their understanding of the key issues which funders and investors consider when committing funds.

David Scrivener

Partner

Simon Martin

Partner

Keith Ferguson

Partner

Ben Croston

Director

Andrew Warner

Senior Manager

Ross Rowan

Assistant Manager

Clio Thompson

Assistant Manager

Wilbur Wang

Analyst

Lewis Dyer

Analyst

What Ensors will bring to your debt and equity plan

With decades of experience across an ample range of industries, sectors and sizes of business, we have a varied skill set within the team to understand how to achieve your financing requirement.

Market Knowledge

Our team has the insider knowledge to know who to contact for each specific deal. We build valuable and long term relationships from genuine connections and do not operate on commission arrangements with any firms, securing the best deal for your business.

The Right Advice

We pride ourselves on providing you with a balanced view of the advantages and disadvantages of each option, ensuring you come to the conclusion that best fits your goal.

Proactive Approach

We’re always on the end of the phone to assist with meeting preparations and are also happy to attend meetings to provide you with support and a friendly face.

Unmatched Reputation

As an established firm, our contacts are reassured that an opportunity presented by us is viable because Ensors is a trusted accountancy and corporate finance advisory provider.

Industry Recognition

Corporate Finance Partner David Scrivener won ‘Dealmaker
of the Year’ at the Emerging Leaders M&A awards and has been nominated for ‘Dealmaker of the Year’ for the last 4 years at the Central and East Dealmaker awards. Corporate Finance Associate Partner Simon Martin won ‘Emerging Dealmaker of the Year’ in 2021, with the team advising on the ‘Private Equity Deal of the Year’ in 2020 and ‘Deal of the Year under £10m’ in 2022.

Recent deal completions

Project Poppins

Dec-24

Industries: Software Development

Impact: Ensors provided lead advisory Corporate Finance and Tax services to the shareholders of a software company, Trelica Limited, on their sale to 1Password (Agilebits, Inc).

Project Ethos

Dec-24

Industries: Mechanical and Electrical

Impact: Ensors assisted in a successful share buyback of an exiting shareholder as well as a transfer of shares.

Project Lisbon

Nov-24

Industries: Facilities Services

Impact: Ensors provided financial due diligence services to a large facilities services group on their acquisition of a facilities management company.

Project Spring

Nov-24

Industries: Professional Services

Impact: Ensors advised the shareholders on the sale of 100% of their shares in two companies, one operating in financial services, and the other operating as an online advertising board. The advice related to certain key aspects of the share purchase agreement, and to negotiating the working capital target.

Project Insure

Oct-24

Industries: Insurance brokers

Impact: Ensors advised on a successful buyout of a previous investor to consolidate ownership.

Project Seagull

Oct-24

Industries: Pest Control

Impact: Advice was provided to facilitate a share buyback and property extraction in a pest control supplies company.

Project Charlie

Oct-24

Industries: Consultancy

Impact: Advisory services for a round of investments in a finance consulting Company. Advice provided on the sale of 44% of shares.

Project Teak

Oct-24

Industries: Manufacturing

Impact: Ensors advised the shareholders on the sale of the Popworks Companies. Popworks provide point of sale display and design solutions.

Project Flight

Oct-24

Industries: Consultancy

Impact: Advised the shareholders on structuring and executing a management buy-out.

Project Glide

Oct-24

Industries: Mechanical and Electrical

Impact: Ensors provided a valuation to the shareholders and assisted in a subsequent restructure of the companies

Project Yamaha

Oct-24

Industries: Motor repair and servicing

Impact: Ensors provided lead advisory services on the sale of 100% of the shares in a motor vehicle repair and service company. Advice was provided to the shareholders throughout the sale process from Heads of Terms to completion.

Project Blue Sky

Oct-24

Industries: Distribution

Impact: Ensors advised on a successful EOT of Pearl Automotive, an automotive part distributor and stockist.

Project Fusion

Oct-24

Industries: Distribution

Impact: Ensors provided lead advisory services to the shareholders on the sale of 100% of the shares in the B&D Plastics companies. B&D are stockists and distributors of plastic pipework systems.

Project Caesar

Oct-24

Industries: Pest Control

Impact: Ensors advised on the sale of 100% of the shares in a pest control company.

Project Oxer

Oct-24

Industries: Distribution

Impact: Lead advisory corporate finance services on a sale of 100% of shares in a tool distribution business.

Project Taurus

Oct-24

Industries: Manufacturing

Impact: A marketed sale of a manufacturer of precision plastic moulds. Lead advisory on 100% of the sale of shares.

Project Fuel

Jul-24

Industries: Retail

Impact: Lead advisory services provided to the shareholders on a sale of a petrol station and associated shop.

Project Hawk

Apr-24

Industries: Construction

Impact: Advised the shareholders on structuring and executing a management buy-out.

Project Cascade

Mar-24

Industries: Construction

Impact: Ensors provided lead advisory services in relation to the share sale of one of Suffolk’s leading chartered surveyors to a large multinational group headquartered in France.

Project Pacifico

Feb-24

Industries: Software Development

Impact: Ensors worked alongside an investment bank on the sale of a large professional services technology company and provided corporate finance and technical advisory services to sellers in respect of their sale to a large foreign corporate.

SG&A

Jan-24

Impact: Ensors provided lead advisory services to the sellers in respect of their business sale to an private investor backed MBO in the radiation protection industry.

Project Auctus

Jan-24

Industries: Marketing Agency

Impact: Ensors provided buy side advisory services to a marketing agency who successfully completed the acquisition of an industry competitor.

Project Gerda

Nov-23

Industries: Publishing

Impact: Ensors provided lead advisory services, as well as both corporate and personal taxation advice, to the shareholders of a publishing company in the successful sale of their business.

Project Strong

Oct-23

Industries: Construction

Impact: Ensors provided financial due diligence advice to a lender in respect of their proposed debt facility and cash flow loan to a construction company.

Project Amarillo

Sep-23

Industries: Drink Manufacturing

Impact: Ensors provided lead advisory services relating to a trade and asset purchase for an acquisitive company in the drinks manufacturing industry which included financial and tax due diligence as well assistance negotiating the deal.

Project Libra

Sep-23

Industries: Professional Services

Impact: A marketed sale of a long-standing firm of solicitors. Ensors marketed the company in January 2022 and an asset purchase was agreed and completed in September 2023.

Project Polaris

Sep-23

Industries: Business Services

Impact: Ensors successfully marketed and completed a sale of shares in HMP Associates, a payroll specialist. The deal completed in under 2 months following exclusivity.

Project Magnet

Sep-23

Industries: Agriculture

Impact: Ensors provided tax due diligence services for an acquisition of 100% of the shares in a cow and calf housing company.

Project Jupiter

Jul-23

Industries: Real Estate

Impact: Ensors provided advice to the sellers in the disposal of various assets and trade of a real estate company.

Project Maidstone

Jun-23

Industries: Engineering

Impact: Provided advice surrounding legal documents, negotiations and corporation tax issues for an acquisition.

Project Eclipse

May-23

Industries: Advertising

Impact: Provided structuring and valuation advice ahead of facilitating an EOT for a learning solutions provider.

Project Leo

May-23

Industries: Glaziers

Impact: Structured and facilitated a management buy out, providing advice to the sellers.

Project Sonic

May-23

Industries: Retail

Impact: Advised on an acquisition of 100% of shares in a fasteners company.

Project Tulip

Apr-23

Industries: Real Estate

Impact: Corporate Tax, VAT and due diligence advice provided for an acquisition of properties and a property investment company.

Project Tangerine

Apr-23

Industries: Private Equity

Impact: Provided due diligence services to the purchasers of a medical spaces company.

Project X

Mar-23

Industries: Processing and packaging

Impact: Provided lead advisory services for a sale of a poultry packer company.

Project Pulsar

Mar-23

Industries: Research & Development

Impact: Provided tailored advisory services for the founders of EGT Group to sell via an Employee Ownership Trust.

Project Build

Mar-23

Industries: Construction

Impact: Bespoke advice provided on raising debt finance to facilitate a share repurchase.

Project Grape

Feb-23

Industries: Retail

Impact: Corporate finance advice provided for a proposed management buyout.

Project Alloy

Feb-23

Industries: Manufacturing

Impact: Implemented a Management Buy Out of a business in the manufacturing industry.

Project Charge

Feb-23

Industries: Technology

Impact: Tax and corporate finance advice provided to a company initiating a fundraise.

Project Doctor

Feb-23

Industries: Property development

Impact: Advised on a sale of 100% of the shares in a distressed property development company.

Project Moore

Feb-23

Industries: Construction

Impact: Provided corporate finance advice for the acquisition of a roofing company and it’s subsidiaries.

Project Plough

Feb-23

Industries: Retail

Impact: Assisted on the tax implications of a purchase of the trade and assets of a clothing company in administration.

Project Care

Jan-23

Industries: Healthcare

Impact: Provided advice to the seller of a care staffing company on the share purchase agreement from a corporate finance and tax perspective.

Project Pier

Dec-22

Industries: Entertainment

Impact: Advised the sellers of an amusement company on a sale of shares from its parent company.

Project Cloud

Dec-22

Industries: Technology

Impact: Advised the sellers tax for structuring an EMI scheme for a technology company.

Project Flame

Dec-22

Industries: Fire safety

Impact: Advised the sellers on a sale of a fire safety protection company.

Project Gilbert

Dec-22

Industries: Recruitment

Impact: Carried out full scope due diligence work on Taskmaster Resources who were subsequently acquired by IPE Ventures, a private equity firm.

Project Stay

Nov-22

Industries: Hospitality

Impact: Provided corporate finance and tax advice on a demerger for a hotel company to facilitate a change in ownership. Advised on subsequent transfer of shares.

Project Remy

Nov-22

Industries: Retail

Impact: Advised a management team on an MBO of a catering company.

Project Florence

Nov-22

Industries: Manufacturing

Impact: Advised Criterion Ices Limited and Mare Novum Limited on its asset sale to Northern Bloc Ice Cream Limited.

Project Seville

Nov-22

Industries: Freight

Impact: Organised a Management Buy Out for a freight services company.

Project Norfolk

Aug-22

Industries: Education services

Impact: Bespoke due diligence work carried out on the target company who were successfully acquired to expand purchasers coverage in the educational industry.

Project Domus

Sep 2022

Industries: MBO Professional Services

Impact: Organising a Management Buy Out for a professional services firm.

Project Frank

Dec 2021

Industries: Equipment Wholesaler

Impact: Acquisition of an equipment wholesaler.

Project Mirai

Dec 2021

Industries: Environmental Industrial Services

Impact: Constructing the financial terms of a business sale of a longstanding Ensors client whereby the MD would stay on to lead the business.