COMPANY SALES.
ARE YOU AN SME COMPANY OWNER LOOKING TO SELL, BUY OR GROW?
As trusted advisers we have a track record of delivering significant value to company owners. Our proven processes, extensive preparation, eye for detail and flair for positioning ensure we exceed our clients’ expectations.
We are an experienced, dynamic and growing team of advisory professionals, all of whom have backgrounds in large corporate finance boutiques and accountancy firms.
We pride ourselves on building long term relationships with our clients based on providing straightforward and value creating advice.
As business owners ourselves and not just employees, each transaction becomes personally important to us.
TEAM
Experienced advisers working hands on throughout your process.
Simon Lloydbottom
Director
Corporate Finance
Founded Alinea following a career at a leading advisory firm, global accountancy practice and corporate bank, completing cross border deals.
Simon’s vision is to exclusively work with mid-market businesses, providing hands on senior advice throughout a transaction to deliver maximum value.
Chartered Accountant, trained at BDO LLP, previously at Lloyds Corporate.
Roland Ballard
Operating Partner
Margin Enhancement
Creator of a proprietary margin enhancement software platform after growing his own business from a single market stall into a million-pound enterprise and desiring more margin control. Ro has a passion for providing his clients with more margin, ultimately increasing the cash in the bank and their company valuation.
Oliver Wadlow
Director
Corporate Finance
Joined Alinea following a career at a national accountancy practice, a large advisory boutique and a global accountancy firm.
Extensive SME Corporate Finance experience, advising both sellers and buyers, including cross border deals across a wide range of sectors.
Chartered Accountant, trained at BDO LLP.
James Shand
Operating Partner
Employee Ownership Trusts
Qualified Chartered Accountant and Finance Director with over 30 years of commercial experience. Extensive and unique experience advising on Employee Ownership Trust transactions since their inception.
Manuel Heinke
Manager
Corporate FInance
Joined Alinea following a career at a global provider of workforce strategy and experience in German banking and finance.
Strong Operations, Process and Management experience, including cross-border Team leading and client management.
CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership, trainee Chartered Accountant
RECENT SUCCESS
Recent deals
SERVICES
COMPANY SALES
Bespoke advice to mid-market companies and SME owners looking to exit their businesses. Across multiple sectors, Alinea’s Directors have extensive experience in delivering successful outcomes.
As business owners ourselves, we understand the significance of your decision, so we’ll design a bespoke process with you to:
Prepare the business for a successful exit.
Identify potential purchasers able to compete a transaction at maximum value.
Position the business to highlight key value drivers.
Execute the deal through to completion, ensuring value isn’t leaked during the process.
BUY OUTS
Tailored advice to management teams looking to purchase and grow mid-market and SME businesses from their current owners.
We’ll design a bespoke process with you to:
Calculate and negotiate company value with owners.
Develop a robust business growth plan.
Raise finance to fund the deal.
Execute a transaction through to completion at the right price.
ENHANCEMENT
Utilising Measures, our exclusive margin analysis software, in conjunction with your data, we identify and create plans to enhance company profitability.
Deep analysis of margin and sales data.
Implementing strategic projects and initiatives for increasing profit.
Empowering your team through data utilisation.
Continuous reporting.
OUR LOCATIONS
Birmingham
The Mailbox
7 Commercial Street
Birmingham
B1 1RS
Shropshire
St James' House
Hollinswood Road
Telford
TF2 9TZ
