Buy Side Advisory

Highly experienced buy-side advisors with a number of strategic acquisition projects completed for private equity houses, owner managed businesses and private individuals.

Since 2009, we have identified many attractive acquisition opportunities for our clients through our network of contacts and extensive research capabilities.

We are experienced in advising our clients throughout the acquisition process from initiating discussions with prospective vendors, to recommending the most effective way to value the target and structure the transaction, drafting Heads of Agreement and leading the transaction through to successful completion.

Many of our clients have completed a series of acquisitions with CKS Finance, recognising the high quality of service delivered. A lot of our current clients successfully pursue buy and build strategies and we have been working with them for a number of years.

Key Considerations


  • Valuation
  • Transaction structure
  • Financing the acquisition via debt & equity
  • Considering contingent conditions
  • Negotiation of working capital requirements
  • Quality of earnings analysis
  • Follow and bolt-on acquisitions

Recent Buy Side Advisory Deals

Advised Action24, a leading monitored alarm company, on its acquisition of Smartzone Alarms in November 2023. Backed by BGF, a UK and Ireland growth capital fund, Action24 has expanded significantly through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth.

Advised the management and shareholders of UTS Technologies, a leading provider of parking meters and solutions, on a €6.15 million financing with DunPort Capital Management in August 2022. DunPort is a market-leading provider of non-bank corporate and SME debt capital.