Corporate Finance Services

four areas

of Expertise

We help the business leaders of UK privately-owned SMEs to achieve their greatest ambitions. Whether it’s buying or selling a business, funding growth, or understanding the funding landscape, we make it happen.

Selling a business
Buying a business
Business funding
Learning masterclasses
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Jim Shaw - CEO & Founder

Selling a business

We can help you develop your exit strategy, value your business, find a buyer and negotiate a deal that unlocks maximum strategic value.

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Business exit planning
Business valuation
Selling to a management team
Selling to another business
Myles Hamilton - Director

Buying a business

We can help you develop your acquisition strategy, raise the funds, negotiate the deal and make buying another business happen.

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Acquiring a business
Enabling a management buy-in
Enabling a management buyout
Merge with another business
Alexei Garan - Head of Debt Advisory

Business funding

We can advise on equity raising, debt raising and refinancing strategies, as well as negotiating debt facilities across all markets to help fund your business.

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Business acquisition financing
Financing business growth
Management buyout financing
Management buy-in financing
Paul Mills - Chief Marketing Officer

Learning

Our Learning Masterclasses are delivered by our experts and will put you at an advantage when it's time to buy, sell or fund your business.

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How to buy a business
How to sell a business
Creating business value
Raising equity funding
Raising debt funding

Trusted by business leaders

Our clients are the heroes that build extraordinary businesses and they trust us to make their big ambitions happen.

"At every step of the journey, through the build up to our sale, and in the subsequent acquisition by Unilever, Shaw & Co worked with us to protect and champion Pukka’s values and mission. They have helped us find the right home in Unilever, and to create an exciting future for Pukka Herbs."

Tim Westwell, Co-Founder & CEO at Pukka Herbs

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“We didn’t understand the true value of their expertise and just how critical their input would become. Now on the other side, we wouldn’t hesitate to instruct them again. Their strategic positioning of the business, attention to detail and expertise in executing the deal delivered us a multiple of the investment we made in Shaw & Co’s appointment."

Prof. Rob Price, CSO and Founder at Nanopharm

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"We did not feel the costs were overly expensive at any point throughout the transaction and we walked away at the end of the deal with the strong belief that they were worth every penny and we would have floundered helplessly without them."

Grant Harris, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Keep IT Simple Limited

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“I think Shaw & Co’s real value lies in being able to get the best possible deal for you. I certainly didn't have the experience to negotiate the deal for myself because I was completely unaware of all the ins and outs. The team at Shaw & Co really created value for me in this transaction that might have otherwise been left on the table."

Rob Law MBE, CEO & Founder at Trunki

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“Shaw & Co were with us at every stage of our journey, through the good times and the bad. By taking the time to fully understand our sector, our business and our team, they were able to use their knowledge, insight and foresight to address the issues of the moment, whilst ensuring it never jeopardised the future. I cannot recommend Shaw & Co highly enough."

Edward Dickson, Managing Director at Torchlight Group

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“Jim and the team worked tirelessly to help complete the deal. Outstanding from start to finish, what you get from Shaw & Co is a passionate, honest and totally professional team. They work really well with lawyers, save cost by helping to support the deal and get great results."

James Strickland, Owner at Neptune Rum

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"At every step of the journey, through the build up to our sale, and in the subsequent acquisition by Unilever, Shaw & Co worked with us to protect and champion Pukka’s values and mission. They have helped us find the right home in Unilever, and to create an exciting future for Pukka Herbs. For purpose-led businesses seeking to grow, I recommend Shaw & Co."
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Tim Westwell, CEO and Co-founder at Pukka Herbs

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“We had a very positive experience working with Jim and his team over a 2-3 year period. Although our circumstances regularly and dramatically changed throughout this period, Shaw & Co consistently gave us astute and objective advice and worked very well with the other stakeholders in the process to ensure things were resolved as efficiently as possible."
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Dougal Hawes, Managing Director at Smartbox

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“We didn’t understand the true value of their expertise and just how critical their input would become. Now on the other side, we wouldn’t hesitate to instruct them again. Their strategic positioning of the business, attention to detail and expertise in executing the deal delivered us a multiple of the investment we made in Shaw & Co’s appointment."
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Prof. Rob Price, CSO and Founder at
Nanopharm

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“Jim and the team worked tirelessly to help complete the deal. Outstanding from start to finish, what you get from Shaw & Co is a passionate, honest and totally professional team. They work really well with lawyers, save cost by helping to support the deal and get great results."
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James Strickland, Owner at
Neptune Rum

“I think Shaw & Co’s real value lies in being able to get the best possible deal for you. I certainly didn't have the experience to negotiate the deal for myself because I was completely unaware of all the ins and outs. The team at Shaw & Co really created value for me in this transaction that might have otherwise been left on the table."
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Rob Law MBE, CEO & founder at
Trunki

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“Shaw & Co were with us at every key stage of our business journey, through the good times and the bad. By taking the time to fully understand our sector, our business and our team, they were able to use their knowledge, insight and foresight to address the issues of the moment, whilst ensuring it never jeopardised the future. I cannot recommend Shaw & Co highly enough."

Edward Dickson, Managing Director at
Torchlight Group