Welcome to Orbis Partners

We are an independent corporate finance advisory firm, working with business owners, management teams and investors to advise them through every aspect of corporate finance.

Our partners have over 80 years of deal-making experience and combine their broad network of global relationships with deep sector knowledge and investor skills to deliver a specialist M&A experience.

We are the UK partner of Clairfield International, an independent, international corporate finance partnership that provides advisory services to clients across an array of industries, which gives us access to over 400 corporate finance professionals situated in over 20 countries across the globe.

Services

Company Sales

MBOs & MBIs

Capital Raising

Acquisition Support

Due Diligence

Business Improvement

During the two years we’ve been working together, Orbis truly lived and breathed our business.

Richard Gilder, Managing Director and Shareholder

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Sectors

Healthcare

Technology, Media & Telecoms

Industrials

Food & Consumer Goods

Business Services

Natural Resources, Clean Technology & Energy

Sector Snapshots

Each month our experienced team review the M&A market in our key sectors to track the progress of UK businesses.
Take a look at our most recent sector snapshots below.

Global Clothing Retail Snapshot

Global Transport & Logistics

European Staffing Snapshot

UK Marketing Communications M&A Activity And Valuations For 2017

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Deals & Case Studies

Voice Mobile, headquartered at Fort Dunlop, Birmingham was formed in 2001 and is one of the largest independent suppliers of mobile phone solutions in the UK. The Company is a key distribution partner for EE, delivering corporate and consumer mobile phone solutions over the EE network.

Supported by

Shah Zaki
Steve Nock

Established in 1962, Wellocks supplies a range of high-quality fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat and dried store ingredients to a national customer base of Michelin star restaurants, premium casual dining chains, 5* hotels and premier league football clubs.

Supported by

Gary Ecob
Steve Nock

Homes Caring for Autism (HCA) is a group of ten care homes based across Somerset, North Somerset and Wiltshire, providing residential care for young adults with complex needs arising from autism. Orbis was able to secure offers from a number of buyers and delivered a great deal for the business and its shareholders.

Supported by

Shah Zaki
James Grenfell
Peter Bull

Orbis were engaged by Spicerhaart and HSBC to undertake financial due diligence on BJB and to provide acquisition support services to Spicerhaart.

Supported by

Malcolm Cook
Oliver Devine
Nick Wall

CPM Group is a market leader in the supply, manufacture and design of concrete drainage products for the construction industry. Orbis advised on the sale of CPM Group to Marshalls Plc, a complete concrete external hard landscaping, paving and flooring product business for an enterprise value of £48m.

Supported by

James Grenfell
Simon Lloydbottom
Steph Mersh

Orbis was engaged by Plascoat’s parent company, International Process Technologies, to sell the Plascoat business to US-based Axalta. Plascoat is a world-leading thermoplastic powder coating manufacturer.

Supported by

Chris Gregory
Peter Bull

Stuart Turner is a leading UK supplier of shower pumps, pressure boosting pumps and pump solutions for both the domestic and commercial markets. Over a six-year period, Orbis has worked closely with Stuart Turner to offer buy-side deal advice on four separate strategic acquisitions, culminating in the sale of the business.

Supported by

Chris Gregory
Simon Lloydbottom

Orbis Partners were engaged by International Process Technologies to identify a trade buyer for its subsidiary company, United Moulders. United Moulders designs, markets and sells inflation systems and ancillary products to marine life jacket manufacturers worldwide and is the sole supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence.

Supported by

Chris Gregory
Peter Bull

Orbis were engaged by Velcro Holdings BV to undertake financial due diligence on the company in support of the acquisition of Petface by Velcro.

Supported by

Malcolm Cook
Gary Ecob
Nick Wall

Commercial Collection Services Limited work with a variety of clients including a number of government departments, utilities and debt purchasers. Orbis acted as lead advisor on the sale of CCS to its management team.

Supported by

Gary Ecob
Harriet Denning

Latest News

Orbis Finalises Sale Of Voice Mobile to Daisy Group

27th June 2018

Orbis Partners has now finalised their third deal in the past week with the sale of Voice Mobile to Daisy Group.

Orbis Advise on the Sale of Richard Wellock & Sons to William Jackson Food Group

19th June 2018

Orbis Partners have recently completed another high-profile food service deal with the sale of Wellocks to William Jackson Food Group Limited.

Orbis Advises On The Cross-Border Sale Of Satrak to Trackunit

12th June 2018

Orbis Partners has advised the shareholders of Satrak (UK) Ltd, a leading provider of telematics products on its multi-million-pound sale to Danish telematics group Trackunit A/S.

Orbis Advises on Sale of Sangamo

10th April 2018

Orbis partners have concluded the sale of Sangamo to Tamworth-based lighting, wiring accessories, and security products supplier, Scolmore Group in a multi-million-pound undisclosed deal.

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