MBT Group HoldingsAcquisition & Investment

MBT Group Holdings Ltd · United Kingdom

We buy and build UK industrial services businesses.

MBT acquires mechanical, electrical and industrial services companies in the UK, usually at £1m to £3m enterprise value. Each deal is funded through its own company, with senior debt, deferred consideration to the seller and equity from our capital partner.

Investor access Selling a business?
Enterprise value
£1m to £3m
Focus
M&E, ventilation, industrial services
Structure
One company per deal
Geography
United Kingdom

The mandate

What MBT buys

MBT buys UK technical services businesses with repeat or contracted revenue, where senior debt is available and the owner wants to retire or step back. We do not buy distressed companies, property businesses or anything outside the four sectors below.

01

What we buy

  • UK companies with enterprise value of £1m to £3m
  • EBITDA of £150,000 or more
  • Businesses run by their owners, where succession is the reason for sale
  • Repeat or contracted revenue, with no customer above a quarter of sales
  • Assets that a lender will accept as security

02

How we fund it

  • Senior debt at 2.5 to 3.5 times EBITDA
  • Deferred consideration to the seller of 15% to 20%
  • Equity from our capital partner, agreed for each deal
  • A new company for every acquisition
  • No borrowing shared between deals

03

What MBT does

  • Finds and screens targets
  • Negotiates price and structure
  • Runs diligence and the debt process
  • Completes the deal and oversees the business afterwards
  • Works with joint venture partners where they add capability or reach
  • Reports to the investor and the board

Sectors

Sectors we buy in

These four have recurring maintenance or compliance revenue, assets that lenders accept, and enough deal flow to keep a pipeline. We look outside them only when a broker brings something unusual.

Mechanical & electrical

Installation, maintenance and compliance work for commercial and public sector clients. Most revenue comes from planned maintenance and repeat customers.

Ventilation & building services

Design, installation and maintenance of ventilation and building services. Demand follows building regulations, air quality standards and building safety.

Industrial services & testing

Inspection, testing, repair and planned maintenance on industrial sites. Work repeats on a fixed cycle and customers rarely change supplier.

Building products & installation

Niche manufacturing and specialist installation sold to trade customers. A protected specification or a range of products supports the margin.

Approach

How a deal gets done

Every deal goes through four stages. If one stage fails, we stop. We do not tell a seller a deal is fundable until the equity and the debt are identified.

Originate

Direct approaches and broker relationships across the North of England and the Midlands.

Screen

We check the accounts, customer concentration, assets and debt capacity before spending money on diligence.

Partner approval

The investor gets a summary of one page, then a full deal pack. They have ten working days to decide.

Execute

Exclusivity, diligence, debt documents and completion. The funding is agreed before we commit.

For business owners

If you are thinking about selling

Most owners who contact us are not in a hurry. They want a buyer who will complete, a price that reflects the business, and a clean exit. We do not run auctions, and we do not approach your staff or customers without your permission.

DiscretionWe will not contact your staff, customers or competitors without your agreement.
Proof of fundsOur capital partner's capacity is confirmed before you grant exclusivity.
Flexible structureCash at completion, deferred consideration, payments linked to performance, or a management rollover. We will fit the structure to your circumstances.
Management staysWe keep existing management in place. We are not buying a business to merge it into another and cut costs.

Confidential enquiry

Tell us as much or as little as you like.

We reply within two working days. Nothing is shared with your staff or customers.

Where we are

Where MBT is now

MBT Group Holdings is a UK acquisition vehicle. We work with joint venture partners and specialist operators on industrial services deals. The pipeline is active, two targets are live, and the capital partnership is in progress.

We use joint ventures when a partner brings something we need: an operating team, a technical specialism with its own customers, or capital for one transaction. The contribution, governance, economics and exit are agreed in writing before diligence starts.

We find the deal, agree the partner and confirm the funds before committing to a seller.

Active pipelineOpportunities screened across M&E and industrial services.
Live targetsVentilation services and M&E contracting, both inside the mandate.
Capital partnerFramework under negotiation for £250k to £500k per transaction.
Data roomAccess per deal, with expiring invitations and an audit trail.

Investor access

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Deal materials are not published. Each data room is opened for one transaction and one investor, for a limited period.

If you invest in UK SMEs, back acquisition entrepreneurs, or lend against acquisitions, use the form. Each request is reviewed before access is granted.

MBT Group Holdings Ltd is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Nothing on this page is an offer, solicitation or recommendation to invest. Transaction materials are provided only on a one to one basis to professional and sophisticated investors, subject to confidentiality. Capital is at risk.

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