Many small and medium-sized businesses in fields like construction, healthcare, and hospitality reach a point where they’re stuck. They might be too big for a solo buyer but too small for large investors. This makes it hard for them to find someone who sees their true worth, leading to low offers and disappointing sales. Often, these businesses are sold for just 2x their earnings, if they can sell at all.
Increase Your Small Business Value - The Way Bigger Businesses Do
But there’s a smarter way. Big investors, like private equity firms and public companies, want to invest in groups worth £100M+. Shareholders would expect to exit north of 10x their earnings if not more, depending on the industry.
How it all works
Why Groups Get Better Offers
When complementary businesses join forces, they become a group that’s irresistible to big investors. Each company stays independent—no rebranding, no team changes. But with strong leadership like a CFO and CEO, the group operates like a larger corporation.
This lowers risks and boosts stability, which investors love.
Plus, each business in the group gains new growth opportunities by sharing resources like customers and suppliers.
Why Choose Echo Eight?
At Echo Eight, we create these powerful groups in sectors like construction, manufacturing, and healthcare to name but a few. We help business owners like you boost your company’s asset value allowing us to attract big investors who wouldn’t consider smaller, standalone businesses.
Partnering.
We’re not advisors or consultants, we’re buyers. We become your partner. We 'fill the strategy gap' to help boost your value, then buy your business ourselves.
Protection.
Plus, with our unique Value Protection Clause (VPC) and Early Exit Clause (EEC), you’re in safe hands. Click the links to find our more about each one and how the offer you the protection you need for peace of mind.
Opportunity.
Joining a group doesn’t just raise your valuation; it also opens up new opportunities. Case Study: A recent partnership between a roofing company and a flooring company led to an £80k contract - just one of many success stories.
Expertise.
The process is simple but requires expert execution, and that’s where Echo Eight comes in. We build the group, bring together the right businesses, and present a strong, unified group to the market. This allows everyone involved to achieve much more than they could on their own.
If your company has a turnover of £1M+ and you’re thinking about selling or just want to grow your business, let’s have a conversation. Together, we can explore how this strategy could work for you.
After all, together, we achieve more.
Let’s talk.
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