We help founders and management teams, including those of early-stage and high-growth businesses, assess growth opportunities, funding requirements and strategic alternatives, and develop a clear plan for the next stage.
Discuss your requirementsWHAT WE DO
Advice for the decisions that shape a business.
From strategic options to execution, we advise management through growth, capital raising, transactions and restructuring. Every engagement is led by the senior team throughout.
Our core services
We advise on raising and refinancing capital, debt and equity alike, so that the financing proposition matches the business plan and the terms, maturities and covenants support it rather than constrain it.
Discuss your requirementsWe interrogate the investment case before a lender or investor does. We identify the questions that will be asked, resolve the issues that cause credit and investment committees to decline, and ensure management can answer each one with evidence.
Discuss your requirementsWe advise owners and shareholders on selling, from valuation and buyer identification through to completion, running a competitive process so the outcome is set by the market rather than by a single approach.
Discuss your requirementsAcquisitions are decided by price discipline and by what diligence uncovers. We advise corporates, sponsors, and management teams on target assessment, valuation and structure, and on the debt or equity required to fund the transaction.
Discuss your requirementsWhere a business is under acute financial pressure the options narrow quickly, and acting early preserves them. We advise businesses and stakeholders on the routes realistically available, whether that is an accelerated distressed M&A sale process, a restructuring, or a negotiated solution with lenders.
Discuss your requirementsSelected case studies
Selected work by Kysar and our team.
Buy-side M&A01
Acquisition of a construction business, bringing development capability in-house.
£20mEnterprise value
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SITUATION
A leading UK provider of social housing services wanted to acquire a construction company and establish an in-house development capability after tracking a prospective target for more than a year.
OUR ROLE
- Assessed the strategic fit between the client and the target.
- Led detailed commercial and financial due diligence.
- Modelled key financials to inform valuation.
- Supported negotiation of the transaction terms.
OUTCOME
The acquisition completed at a £20m enterprise value. The enlarged business went on to deliver more than 120 flats and secured a long-term lease with a London local authority.
Management buy-out / debt raise02
Financing a management buy-out.
£4.7mFinancing raised
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SITUATION
The management team of an award-winning UK distributor of door and window hardware wanted to acquire the business from its existing ownership.
OUR ROLE
- Worked with management to establish the buy-out rationale.
- Reviewed the business model and historic financial performance.
- Scrutinised the forecast model underpinning the transaction.
- Prepared and presented the case to credit approvers at a leading specialist lender.
OUTCOME
£4.7m of financing was raised and the management buy-out completed successfully.
Recapitalisation03
Recapitalising a business after a period of strong growth.
£10.7mRecapitalisation completed
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SITUATION
A European online travel technology business, trading with sustained momentum and strong data-driven monetisation. Following a period of strong growth, shareholders sought to release value from the business and introduce debt into the capital structure.
OUR ROLE
- Reviewed the investment case and conducted diligence on the business
- Analysed the market and the competitive landscape
- Reviewed historic financial performance on behalf of the capital provider
- Scrutinised and sensitised management forecasts to test whether the base case could carry the new debt quantum
OUTCOME
A £10.7m recapitalisation completed.
Restructuring & distressed sale04
Restructuring a fintech business through to sale.
StabilisedAnd successfully sold
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SITUATION
A leading Sharia-compliant fintech business entered a period of financial distress and required operational, strategic and transaction support.
OUR ROLE
- Investigated the principal issues affecting the business.
- Identified workflow and efficiency improvements.
- Supported the exit of legacy assets and assessed strategic growth options.
- Helped identify suitable buyers and played a key role in the sale process.
OUTCOME
The business was stabilised and successfully sold.
Growth capital — market expansion05
Growth capital for entry into a new regional market.
£3m+Growth financing secured
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SITUATION
An SME financing platform operating across the GCC required growth capital to support entry into, and expansion within, the Saudi market.
OUR ROLE
- Assessed the business, growth opportunities and financing needs.
- Identified the principal risks and available mitigants.
- Presented the opportunity to a market-leading private debt fund.
- Worked with management and the lender to structure terms acceptable to both parties.
OUTCOME
Over £3m of growth financing secured, supporting the platform’s entry into and expansion within the Saudi market.
Growth & strategic advisory06
Supporting a high-growth, early-stage platform through strategy and capital raising.
Land secured£15m+ raise in progress
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SITUATION
A high-growth, early-stage residential investment platform providing foreign investors with access to home ownership opportunities in Makkah and Medina required strategic direction, investment assessment and fundraising support.
OUR ROLE
- Serve as board adviser, reviewing key board decisions.
- Contribute to investment assessment and strategic direction.
- Supported the company in securing land for development.
- Remain an instrumental part of the capital-raising process.
CURRENT STATUS
Land has been secured. The company is now raising more than £15m to deliver a buy-and-build residential programme in Medina, with our continued involvement.