Worldwide Finance Awards 2021

Acquisition International - 2021 Worldwide Finance Awards 18 Acquisition International - 2021 Worldwide Finance Awards Most Approachable & Agile Global Investment Partner 2021 ith a passion for growth in a client’s businesses, Zenith Partners has made itself a partner to its clients, providing venture capital and private equity brokerage. Fundamentally, this allows it to be a cornerstone part of the continued growth and development of their businesses, transforming them through services such as private investment, corporate advisory work, and business restructure expertise, with a team that takes great pride in its ability to work with its clients. First and foremost, by taking a highly collaborative approach throughout its staff and promoted by its management teams, Zenith focuses on driving performance and delivering exemplary results every time. This allows Zenith to structure straightforward transactions that flawlessly meet seller’s needs, as well as the requirements of management teams, employees, and stakeholders, helping each group to resolve complex situations and considering all investment opportunities from £200K to £200M. With the pandemic having changed its industry drastically over the past year, this has meant that companies across the board have had to increase their adaptability. Resultingly, Zenith has seen thousands of zombie companies pop up being sustained by government subsidiaries, and it has also witnessed W the requirements of equity or venture debt investment be confined to start-ups of series A rounds for businesses in lesser impacted sectors. It has kept a close eye on each of these fluctuating characteristics of the new paradigm as a result; with an ear to the ground in its sector, and a close relationship with colleagues and peers, it keeps abreast of trends and developments both in its sector and in other industries. Of course, staying in tune with such factors was a priority even before the pandemic, and will remain so after the fact – but this ‘ear to the ground’ methodology served it well during the course of the outbreak. Zenith also experienced a drop in revenue as a result of the crisis, being one of the many companies in the many sectors adversely hit by its wider-reaching consequences for both individuals and businesses, having to contend with a drop in new client engagement of up to 70% during the second lockdown. Furthermore, in order to respond to this, the staff at Zenith had to band together more than ever, surviving an aggregate drop in revenue of up to 50% throughout the past year that it credits its team’s tenacity and dedication for getting through. Moreover, another factor in its survival must be credited to its own operations; with a strong balance sheet and capital reserves that allowed it to be able to weather the storm without risk of complete collapse, it found it was able to continue with its work without additional support from the Government or accumulating any debt. The internal atmosphere at Zenith is ‘a bit like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory’. In essence, it is exclusive in who it hires, rarely letting people in – but this is mostly because it has no need to – it has a very low client turnover rate, and many of its staff stay with it for years. This, it believes, speaks louder than anything else as to what kind of place Zenith is to work at, with leading experts in the field proudly forming an exemplary, client-oriented, and professional team that handle any problems with grace and elegance. That isn’t to say it’s not welcoming, however, in fact it frequently takes on interns from leading universities such as Oxford for 3-4 month work experience periods, and enjoys getting to know new partners and entrepreneurs. It looks forward to continuing this excellence long into the future. Currently undergoing its first ever IPO of a private NHS pharmacy with regards to its fulfilment, Zenith Partners is a venture capital and private equity brokerage putting its clients first. With stakes in retail and a large FM company handling Government contracts abroad, it is clear to see from its client list and portfolio of past work how it has cultivated such good will in its sector. May21625 Company: Zenith Partners Contact: Matthew Quigley Website: zenithpartners.uk Company: Capital Exits International Ltd Contact: Mark Venables Website: capitalexits.com Boutique Business Broker Experts of the Year 2021 - UK apital Exits International Ltd, a Boutique Business Broker, works sell-side and buy-side mandates both, growing an expansive and diverse portfolio of work in its industry characterised by the satisfaction of each client it has worked with. Capital Exits hand picks its companies, looking specifically for those where the shareholders are looking to be acquired, either in order to create an exit strategy that will allow the business to survive after they’re gone or to create opportunities for further growth. Acquisitions, in this manner, can be an invaluable business resource that Capital Exits wishes to help its clients partake in. In essence, the first step for most shareholders deciding to make the move into a sale is to establish whether this is the best course of action for them and their companies; this is a big step in and of itself, involving the careful assessment of a multitude of different factors in order to weigh up the risks and benefits. Capital Exits seeks to make this a more streamlined and less painless process with its expert advice. Often, it sees many such sales involve a multitude of different parties who are involved in the business in some manner – from family members to particular investors – making it a complicated choice to make, with a variety of variables to untangle before a hard and fast choice can be made. That being said it is not an impossible step, and with the correct guidance from experts such as the Capital Exits team, it can generate the development of a productive and beneficial strategy. This will lead a client onward to the valuation stage. Fundamentally, this entails the next naturalistically occurring question to be posed around any board room table, one that is crucial for a sale to be made possible; ‘how much is my company worth?’. Capital Exits can help a client to answer this question for themselves by using its complimentary valuation tool, allowing a client to start the process with a baseline of knowledge so that they can enter conference rooms feeling prepared and empowered in the choice that they’re making. After this, the final step for most shareholders is to work on gaining a comprehensive understanding of what the process will mean. Once again Capital Exits can provide its aid here, reassuring its clients with the provision of its expert knowledge of timescales, confidentiality, C fees, and the resulting impact on company, staff, and customers. Working with a small number of clients, it ensures that each customer gets the attention and tailored service that such a complex and long- term project requires, engaging with a maximum of 10 clients a year with a 94% success rate since 2014. Moreover, being highly connected and deeply ingrained in its industry, Capital Exits has been in a great position to weather the pandemic by way of its client’s loyalty and staff’s dedication. Each team member at Capital Exits over-performs, rewarded accordingly upon successes with extremely high commissions, creating an ambitious and tenacious staff that put the client first, and each with a hunger to succeed. Further to this, each staff member values a challenge, and works for the opportunity to be posed with a problem-solving situation that they will be able to put the full extent of their experience behind in order to unravel; no job is too big for this company. Having broadened its focus recently into Fintech, Pharma, and technology, it looks forward to serving many more companies as it moves into the rest of its bright future, inviting any company with a year-on-year growth and net profit of 500K to get in touch forthwith. An acquisitions management company, Capital Exits International Ltd is providing the guiding hand for high- earning, high performing clients to be able to either reach greater heights, or to exit a company whilst ensuring its continued success. Having already earned a reputation for great work and flawless reliability lending it credence, it is looking forward to continuing its current growth spurt, diversifying into yet more sectors as it does so. May21630