{ "name": "acquisitioncriteria.co.uk UK Acquirer Criteria Board", "title": "UK Acquirer Criteria Board", "url": "https://acquisitioncriteria.co.uk/datasets/uk-acquirer-criteria-board/", "csv": "https://acquisitioncriteria.co.uk/datasets/uk-acquirer-criteria-board.csv", "markdown": "https://acquisitioncriteria.co.uk/datasets/uk-acquirer-criteria-board/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-28", "license": "https://acquisitioncriteria.co.uk/terms", "headline": "The UK Acquirer Criteria Board carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 1,000,000 to 20,000,000 GBP, read 28 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The UK Acquirer Criteria Board carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 1,000,000 to 20,000,000 GBP, read 28 October 2026.", "2 of the 23 named sources read in full publish a figure; 21 publish none, read 28 October 2026.", "UK Acquirer Criteria Board, round follow-on: median 5,000,000 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "UK Acquirer Criteria 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20000000, "min": 20000000, "max": 20000000, "p25": 20000000, "p75": 20000000, "mean": 20000000 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "NVM Private Equity", "url": "https://www.nvm.co.uk/", "figure": "£5 million", "value": 5000000, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "round": "follow-on" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "£5 million – £15 million", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "06996dd92f5ff1eddc612c264a90dfd324ca8c6d3b265172ea0dada9539a69b1" }, { "source": "NVM Private Equity", "url": "https://www.nvm.co.uk/", "figure": "£1 million", "value": 1000000, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "round": "initial" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "£1 million – £5 million", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "06996dd92f5ff1eddc612c264a90dfd324ca8c6d3b265172ea0dada9539a69b1" }, { "source": "Maven Capital Partners", "url": "https://www.mavencp.com/", "figure": "£20m", "value": 20000000, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "round": "maximum" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "£20m", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "e0e3cd47cddaedacc2b460df85d38260fe0cef15f12ab785c6171b29ada2f2c6" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "Lonsdale Capital Partners", "url": "https://www.lonsdalepartners.com/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "YFM Equity Partners", "url": "https://www.yfmep.com/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "LDC", "url": "https://www.ldc.co.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Palatine Private Equity", "url": "https://www.palatinepe.com/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Mobeus", "url": "https://www.mobeus.co.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Livingbridge", "url": "https://www.livingbridge.com/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Rcapital", "url": "https://www.rcapital.co.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Bowmark Capital: buy and build", "url": "https://www.bowmark.com/insights/theres-more-than-money-to-a-successful-buy-and-build-strategy", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Fairstone", "url": "https://www.fairstone.co.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Accotax: sell your firm to us", "url": "https://accotax.co.uk/sell-your-firms-to-us/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Xeinadin", "url": "https://www.xeinadin.com/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "PIB Group", "url": "https://www.pib-insurance.com/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "CVS Group", "url": "https://www.cvsukltd.co.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Searchfunder: a UK traditional search fund", "url": "https://www.searchfunder.com/post/cambridge-mba-looking-to-raise-a-uk-traditional-search-fund", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Searchfunder: buyer seeking UK insurance brokerages", "url": "https://searchfunder.com/post/buyer-seeking-insurance-brokerage-opportunities-uk-us", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Searchfunder: TwentyTwo Capital Partners", "url": "https://searchfunder.com/post/announcement-twentytwo-capital-partners", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Hahnbeck: what is a search fund", "url": "https://www.hahnbeck.com/blog/2017/7/12/what-is-a-search-fund", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Beauhurst: sourcing buy-and-build targets", "url": "https://about.beauhurst.com/blog/buy-and-build-acquisition-targets/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ACCA: selling to a consolidator or PE", "url": "https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/member/sectors/smp/shaping-your-practice-exit/the-different-roads-you-can-take/selling-to-a-consolidator-or-private-equity.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Nuoptima: 46 PE firms in London and the UK", "url": "https://nuoptima.com/46-private-equity-firms-in-london-and-the-uk", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "PrivateEquityInfo: Palatine", "url": "https://privateequityinfo.com/directory/private-equity-firm/palatine-private-equity", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.lonsdalepartners.com/", "label": "Lonsdale Capital Partners", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.yfmep.com/", "label": "YFM Equity Partners", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.nvm.co.uk/", "label": "NVM Private Equity", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.mavencp.com/", "label": "Maven Capital Partners", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ldc.co.uk/", "label": "LDC", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.palatinepe.com/", "label": "Palatine Private Equity", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.mobeus.co.uk/", "label": "Mobeus", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.livingbridge.com/", "label": "Livingbridge", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.rcapital.co.uk/", "label": "Rcapital", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bowmark.com/insights/theres-more-than-money-to-a-successful-buy-and-build-strategy", "label": "Bowmark Capital: buy and build", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.fairstone.co.uk/", "label": "Fairstone", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://accotax.co.uk/sell-your-firms-to-us/", "label": "Accotax: sell your firm to us", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.xeinadin.com/", "label": "Xeinadin", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.pib-insurance.com/", "label": "PIB Group", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.cvsukltd.co.uk/", "label": "CVS Group", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.elaghmore.com/", "label": "Elaghmore", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.searchfunder.com/post/cambridge-mba-looking-to-raise-a-uk-traditional-search-fund", "label": "Searchfunder: a UK traditional search fund", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://searchfunder.com/post/buyer-seeking-insurance-brokerage-opportunities-uk-us", "label": "Searchfunder: buyer seeking UK insurance brokerages", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://searchfunder.com/post/announcement-twentytwo-capital-partners", "label": "Searchfunder: TwentyTwo Capital Partners", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.hahnbeck.com/blog/2017/7/12/what-is-a-search-fund", "label": "Hahnbeck: what is a search fund", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://about.beauhurst.com/blog/buy-and-build-acquisition-targets/", "label": "Beauhurst: sourcing buy-and-build targets", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/member/sectors/smp/shaping-your-practice-exit/the-different-roads-you-can-take/selling-to-a-consolidator-or-private-equity.html", "label": "ACCA: selling to a consolidator or PE", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://nuoptima.com/46-private-equity-firms-in-london-and-the-uk", "label": "Nuoptima: 46 PE firms in London and the UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://privateequityinfo.com/directory/private-equity-firm/palatine-private-equity", "label": "PrivateEquityInfo: Palatine", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bvca.co.uk/", "label": "bvca.co.uk", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 2 of the 23 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 21 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 3 figures, never sentences; 7 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): per acquirer the criteria it publishes, normalised into the buy-box fields (sector, region, revenue band, EBITDA band, EV band, ticket, majority or minority, share or asset); across acquirers the median and range of each band by buyer type, and the share that publish a numeric band at all", "embed": "

1,000,000 to 20,000,000 GBP

3 published figures, UK Acquirer Criteria Board, across 2 sources, read 28 October 2026

Source: acquisitioncriteria.co.uk UK Acquirer Criteria Board
" }