Success stories

Funding built around
real professional businesses.

From tax liabilities and acquisitions to revolving facilities, deferred consideration and growth capital, every transaction starts with a different commercial requirement.

Here are some of the funding solutions we have arranged for professional businesses across the UK.

Completed transactions

Arranged, structured and completed.

£420k
Practice acquisition Law firm Completed transaction

Deal of the week. £420,000 to buy a second law firm

A London law firm owner wanted to buy an established practice in the North West. The price was £840,000, with half due on completion and half paid over two years.

We built the case around the combined profits of both firms, which came to almost £490,000 a year. We also showed £150,000 of the owners' own money going in, plus personal guarantees from both directors.

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£750k
Owner-occupied practice premises Premises Completed transaction

£750,000 to buy the freehold of the practice premises.

From renting to owning, while keeping capital in the business.

An established professional practice, then renting its premises, decided to purchase the freehold.

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£450k
Practice expansion Dental Completed transaction

£450,000 to expand from four surgeries to six.

One project, several products: funding a dental practice’s growth from four surgeries to six.

An established four-surgery dental practice planned to expand to six surgeries. The project needed funding for refurbishment, fit-out, dental equipment, technology and working capital.

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£407k
VAT funding Professional Practice Completed transaction

£407,862 VAT liability funded.

A £407,862 VAT bill, funded so it didn’t have to come out of working capital.

An established professional firm faced a substantial VAT liability of £407,862.84.

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£375k
Practice funding Solicitors Completed transaction

£375,000 completed for an established law firm.

A £375,000 facility for an established law firm, placed with the right kind of lender.

An established solicitors’ practice required a substantial funding facility of £375,000.

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£350k
Funeral home acquisition Funeral Homes Completed transaction

£350,000 to acquire an established funeral home.

A family-owned funeral director’s acquisition, funded as part of its succession and growth plans.

A family-owned funeral director wanted to acquire another established local funeral business as part of its succession and growth strategy.

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£350k
Partner exit Professional Practices Completed transaction

£350,000 to fund a partner’s exit without draining the practice.

Funding a partner’s retirement while protecting day-to-day working capital.

An established practice needed to fund the retirement or exit of an existing partner.

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£300k
New practice site Veterinary Completed transaction

£300,000 to open a second veterinary practice.

Fit-out, equipment, launch costs and working capital for a second site.

A successful veterinary practice planned to open a second location.

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£300k
Fee block acquisition Accountants Completed transaction

£300,000 to acquire a recurring fee block.

Buying a retiring practitioner’s client portfolio, structured around recurring fees.

An established accountancy firm wanted to acquire a portfolio of recurring clients from a retiring practitioner.

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£272.5k
Professional practice loan Legal Completed transaction

£272,500 professional-practice facility drawn.

£272,500 drawn by a long-established legal practice after full underwriting.

A long-established legal practice required a significant funding facility.

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£250k
Pharmacy acquisition Pharmacy Completed transaction

£250,000 to acquire an established community pharmacy.

Acquisition finance, plus working capital for life after completion.

A pharmacist was acquiring an established community pharmacy and needed acquisition finance plus additional working capital following completion.

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£250k
WIP + disbursements Law Firms Completed transaction

£250,000 released from work in progress.

A litigation practice’s value was tied up in ongoing matters. A specialist facility released it.

A litigation practice had significant value tied up in ongoing matters while it continued to fund counsel, expert reports, court fees, disbursements and its own operating costs.

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£150k
Complex practice finance Solicitors Completed transaction

£150,000 secured where lender appetite was limited.

Several lenders wouldn’t touch the firm’s area of law. We kept searching until the right one would.

An established legal practice needed significant funding for continued investment in the business.

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£133k
Accountancy practice finance Accountancy Completed transaction

£133,000 completed for an established accountancy practice.

£133,000 for an established accountancy practice, managed from underwriting to drawdown.

An established accountancy practice required a substantial business funding facility.

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£100k
Deferred consideration Professional Services Completed transaction

£100,000 to complete deferred consideration.

Funding the final deferred consideration payment from an earlier deal.

A professional-services firm needed £100,000 to fund the final instalment of deferred consideration from an earlier transaction.

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£50k
Decline overturned Solicitors Completed transaction

Declined. Appealed. £50,000 funded.

A decline isn't always the final word. We challenged it, and the practice was funded.

An established solicitors’ practice came to us needing additional business funding.

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£40k
Practice acquisition Accountancy Completed transaction

Funding an accountancy practice acquisition.

Financing one accountancy firm’s acquisition of another.

An established accountancy firm wanted to acquire another accountancy practice.

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Transaction ledger

A selection of our recent success stories, at a glance.

AmountTypeSector
£420k Practice acquisition Law firm
£750k Owner-occupied practice premises Premises
£450k Practice expansion Dental
£407k VAT funding Professional Practice
£375k Practice funding Solicitors
£350k Funeral home acquisition Funeral Homes
£350k Partner exit Professional Practices
£300k New practice site Veterinary
£300k Fee block acquisition Accountants
£272.5k Professional practice loan Legal
£250k Pharmacy acquisition Pharmacy
£250k WIP + disbursements Law Firms
£225k Debt restructure Refinance
£200k Partner buy-in Professional Practices
£185k Dental equipment Dental
£175k Vehicle & equipment finance Funeral Directors
£175k Clinic expansion Medical Practice
£150k Complex practice finance Solicitors
£133k Accountancy practice finance Accountancy
£120k Diagnostic equipment Veterinary
£100k Deferred consideration Professional Services
£95k Professional indemnity Law Firms
£90k Mortuary & premises upgrade Funeral Homes
£90k Dispensing automation Pharmacy
£85k Clinical equipment Optometry
£75k Business funding Professional Practice
£75k Technology + growth Architects
£65k Growth finance Solicitors
£60k Tax + working capital Barristers
£55k Law firm funding Solicitors
£50k Decline overturned Solicitors
£50k Professional business funding Financial Services
£40k Practice acquisition Accountancy
£40k Flexible credit Education / Professional Services
£34k VAT funding Professional Services
£33k Flexible credit Accountancy
£30k Revolving credit Solicitors
£30k Longer-term business funding Professional Services
£17k VAT funding Solicitors
£12.7k VAT funding Solicitors
£8k Practice funding Accountancy

Each of these began
with one conversation.

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Completed transactions are historic examples and do not guarantee that the same funding or terms will be available to another applicant. All finance is subject to individual circumstances and lender approval.

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