Sell-side advisory · UK managed service providers
Sell the business you built.
On your terms.
Acquisition Sourcing connects founder-led IT services businesses with institutional buyers. Off-market, discreet, and success-fee only. If your business doesn't sell, you pay nothing.
Built for founder-led MSPs
Owner-operated managed service providers and IT services businesses. Typically 10 to 50 staff, £1m to £10m revenue, with a solid base of recurring contracts.
Businesses like yours are being acquired across the UK right now. Most owners just never hear about it, because the buyers only see what bankers bring them.
- Owner-operated, founder-led
- 10 to 50 staff
- £1m to £10m revenue
- Recurring or contracted revenue
- Anywhere in the UK
What we do
Off-market only
No public listing. No rumours reaching your staff, clients or competitors. We approach a short list of vetted buyers, and nobody learns your name before signing an NDA.
Direct to real buyers
We go straight to the private equity backed platforms and trade acquirers actively buying UK IT services businesses. No marketplaces, no tyre-kickers.
Success fee only
No retainers and no upfront cost. We are paid a percentage at completion, agreed in writing before we start. We only get paid when you do.
How it works
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01
Conversation
Thirty minutes, fully confidential. What you've built, what you want from an exit, and whether the timing makes sense.
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Valuation
A grounded view of what your business is worth to the buyers acquiring today, and what would move the number.
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Introductions
We approach the right buyers under NDA and bring you real conversations, not a listing and a wait.
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Completion
We stay at your side through offers, diligence and negotiation until the deal is done.
Free valuation
What's your MSP worth?
A quick estimate based on current market multiples for UK managed service providers. Two minutes, no email required.
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Estimated enterprise value
£0 – £0
This is a market-based estimate, not a formal valuation. The real number depends on contract quality, client concentration, your team, and how the deal is structured.
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What does it cost?
A success fee, paid at completion, agreed in writing before we start. No retainer, no upfront cost, no charge if your business doesn't sell.
Will my staff or clients find out?
No. There is no public listing and no advert. Buyers sign an NDA before they learn your company's name, and you approve every introduction before it happens.
What size of business do you work with?
Mainly UK IT services businesses between £1m and £10m in revenue. If you're close to that range either side, it's still worth a conversation.
I'm not ready to sell yet. Should I still talk to you?
Yes. Most owners we speak to are one to three years out. Knowing what your business is worth today, and what moves the number, is exactly how you exit well later.
Who are the buyers?
Private equity backed platforms consolidating UK IT services, and established trade acquirers growing through acquisition. Funded, active, and specific about what they want.
One contact. Start to finish.
Acquisition Sourcing is an independent advisory firm based in London. You deal with one senior contact from the first call to completion. No juniors, no hand-offs, no process for the sake of process.
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