Business Services

Supporting growth in support services

M&A specialists to mid-market companies

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£4.9bn

aggregate market cap of the 21 companies we act for in this sector

£900m+

raised in IPO and secondary transactions in the last 5 years

£3.8bn

transacted in public and private M&A since 2019

Through our in-depth company-specific and thematic research, we convey our expertise to the market, as well as showcasing our privately-backed and corporate clients.

Business Services is a diverse sector covering physical infrastructure, professional services, recruitment, distribution or B2B services more generally. Despite this diversity there are often common themes:

  • Companies providing essential services, critical in enabling their clients to focus on their core activities.
  • Often in a regulated environment
  • Often subject to subject to sweeping technological disruptions

Proactive and approachable team with decades’ sector knowledge, critical in helping corporates deliver their narrative clearly and effectively.

SEE ALL OUR SECTORS

Our support services subsectors

  • Recruitment and resourcing
  • Education and training (inc. e-learning)
  • HR and recruitment technologies
  • Employee benefits and wellbeing
  • ESG, management and strategy consulting
  • Accounting, financial and corporate services
  • Legal and compliance services
  • Media and digital services
  • Specialist and value-added distributors
  • Wholesalers
  • Transport services
  • Equipment hire
  • Property repair and maintenance
  • Cleaning and hygiene services
  • Fire and security
  • Social housing services
  • White-collar outsourced services
  • Contact centres
  • Property management
  • Judicial and debt collection services

CASE STUDY

Marlowe plc

Cavendish acted as Nominated Adviser and Broker to AIM quoted Marlowe plc, on its £131 million equity raise its acquisition of Optima Health Group Limited,  an occupational health and wellbeing company.

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