Are these Sell Ltd's own deals?

No. Every teardown on this hub is an editorial analysis of a publicly-reported UK acquisition. Sell Ltd did not advise on any of these transactions. Each page carries an editorial disclosure banner and lists the primary sources used.

How are the deals sourced?

Only publicly-reported acquisitions are covered. Sources include acquirer press releases, RNS announcements, trade press (Recruiter, Caring UK, Restaurant Online, ChannelE2E and equivalents) and mainstream news outlets. Every fact is linked to at least one primary source.

What if a fact is wrong?

Email info@sellltd.co.uk with the correction and the primary source. We correct factual errors within 48 hours.

Why are you writing these teardowns?

Because UK SME owners rarely see comparable, sourced deal analysis for their sector. The trade press covers the announcement; nobody explains what it means for another owner in the same sector considering a sale. That is what we do here.

Deal teardowns

UK deal teardowns — real acquisitions, sourced analysis

Editorial breakdowns of real UK SME acquisitions across ten sectors. Every fact is linked to a primary source at the bottom of each page. Sell Ltd did not advise on any of these transactions.

By Chris at Sell LtdLast updated 1 January 1970

Editorial disclosure. Every teardown on this hub covers a publicly-reported UK acquisition that Sell Ltd did not advise on. Facts are sourced from acquirer press releases, RNS announcements and trade coverage.

TL;DR

Ten sourced UK acquisition teardowns — one per sector — covering tech consultancies, family manufacturers, recruitment, DTC, SaaS, care homes, accountancy, hospitality, digital agencies and MSPs. Every deal fact links to its primary source.

Real UK acquisitions · Sourced

The ten teardowns

Technology & engineering consultancy
CGI's £713m acquisition of BJSS — a UK tech consultancy deal teardown
CGI Inc. (NYSE: GIB / TSX: GIB.A) acquires BJSS Limited
Announced 29 January 2025 (signing announced)
Family-owned manufacturing
Müller's acquisition of family-owned Yew Tree Dairy — deal teardown
Müller UK & Ireland Group acquires Yew Tree Dairy Limited
Announced 5 June 2024 (agreement confirmed)
Recruitment & staffing agencies
Rcapital's acquisition of Gap Personnel — a corporate carve-out teardown
Rcapital acquires Gap Personnel Group Limited
Announced 14 April 2025
DTC / e-commerce brands
Unilever's acquisition of UK DTC brand Wild — deal teardown
Unilever plc acquires Wild Cosmetics Ltd
Announced 1 April 2025
SaaS (founder-owned)
Software Circle's acquisition of Total Drive Software — a UK SaaS teardown
Software Circle plc (AIM: SFT) acquires Total Drive Software Limited
Announced 14 March 2025
Care homes (CQC-regulated)
RDCP Care's acquisition of Monarch Healthcare — 13 freehold homes teardown
RDCP Care acquires Monarch Healthcare
Announced 23 April 2025
Accountancy practices
Sumer Group's acquisition of BHP — a UK accountancy consolidation teardown
Sumer Group (PE-backed) acquires BHP LLP (Chartered Accountants)
Announced 9 December 2025
Restaurant & hospitality groups
Fortress's £354m acquisition of Loungers PLC — deal teardown
Fortress Investment Group acquires Loungers PLC (AIM: LGRS)
Announced 11 February 2025 (completion); agreement November 2024
Digital & marketing agencies
Brave Bison's acquisition of Builtvisible — a UK digital agency earn-out teardown
Brave Bison Group plc (AIM: BBSN) acquires Builtvisible Limited
Announced 27 March 2025
Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
Evergreen's 2024 UK MSP acquisitions — ITBuilder, Certum and CIS teardown
Evergreen Services Group acquires ITBuilder, Certum and CIS Ltd (three UK MSPs in one announcement)
Announced 18 December 2024