Taking you and your business to the next level. Harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit and accessing funding.

At O’Callaghan, we’re business investors and merger and acquisition specialists. We invest in small and medium-sized businesses, both in the UK and globally, providing capital solutions and operational expertise creating real value and exciting opportunities for growth.

We have a strong record of working with £500k to £50m organisations in a wide range of sectors. These include.

  • Manufacturing
  • Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Technology
  • Business Support Services
  • Marketing
  • Chemicals
  • Digital Marketing
  • Recruitment
  • Consumer Durables
  • Textiles
  • Specification
  • Glass
  • Design
  • Office Furniture Systems
  • Aerospace
  • Defence
  • Public Relations
  • Finance
  • Information Technology
  • Construction Equipment and Off Highway
  • Automotive Engineering

We look for ambitious businesses with a clear vision and strategy, a balanced board of directors and a strong management team who demonstrate sound leadership.

We also invest in companies that are going through a difficult time. Utilising our specialist turnaround skills and wide-ranging industry knowledge, we can help them move forward by acquiring the business as an investment.

If you are seeking to exit your business, we can plan the exit discreetly and in good time. We will also build the value of your business to attract keen interested parties and maximize your return. This is not a last-minute process as many organisations believe.

Knowledgeable

Passionate

Trusted

Our wide-ranging industry knowledge, investment experience, capital solutions and operational expertise provides opportunity to create value within your business

Ways We Invest

From minority investments to management buyouts (MBOs,) leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and acquisitions, we create opportunities to provide growth capital and deliver stronger and consistent net profits.

Growth can be delivered by connecting to existing mergers, creating new merger opportunities (roll up) or initial public offering (IPO), where we can partner with other companies, leveraging our sector expertise and knowledge.

Working with you

As well as capital investment, we can also provide– unlimited access to our wide-ranging industry knowledge, operational and strategic expertise, and significant resources to build value in your business.

Working alongside your existing management team, we’ll focus on driving results and steering your business towards dynamic growth.

The Exit

The vision and means to grow your company’s value is only part of the story. We can also examine the exit options to determine the most appropriate – this could be through a trade sale, sale to the incumbent management team, employer ownership, merger, or listings. The exit needs time and consideration for you to identify a planned buyer and ensure a good return for your endeavor.