Business Financing

Unlocking your business’s full potential or raising the funding to support an acquisition

Unlocking your business’s full potential

Looking for the right financing to support a business acquisition, takeover, or exciting growth project? We’re here to help you make it happen. Our business financing advisory services focus on clearly defining your growth or expansion strategy to attract the right funders and build their confidence in your vision. In short, we connect you with the right financing partners, present your proposal in the best way possible, and help negotiate favourable terms – giving you the best shot at unlocking your business’s full potential or raising the funding to support an acquisition.

Our Services

Securing business financing is key to fuelling growth and enhancing your competitive edge. However, without the right guidance, the process can feel overwhelming, time-consuming, and costly. That’s where we come in. Our experts streamline the process, ensuring your proposal meets funder expectations and maximises your chances of securing the financing you need.

Here are some areas we specialise in:

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Business Acquisition Financing

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Growth Financing

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Management Buy-Out (MBO) Financing

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Management Buy-In (MBI) Financing

Our Process for Buying a Business

At The MGroup Corporate Finance we have a structured and proven approach to buying businesses.

Here’s how we can help:

Phase 1

  • Conduct a fact-finding exercise to understand the business and financial performance (historic, current and future) – key drivers
  • Investigate market conditions and sector activities
  • Explore funding options and lending appetite via our close contacts and extensive network of financiers

Phase 2

  • Undertake financial modelling and detailed financial analysis of the business
  • Construct a robust Business Plan to include various financial scenarios and summaries, for presentation to financiers
  • Identify suitable funding sources and solutions (dependent on timing, amount and purpose)
  • Evaluate and examine funding options; cost structure and T&Cs

Phase 3

  • Select and agree list of preferred funding proposals
  • Arrange for NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreement) to be in place, in order to manage information requests
  • Arrange and facilitate meetings with funders ‘as and when’ required
  • Negotiate deal value, cost structure and T&Cs, on your behalf

Phase 4

  • Evaluate and assist with completion of selected financier’s document requirements
  • Assist you and your solicitor with any security requirements; personal guarantees, debenture, property etc
  • Project manage the entire process from start to finish
  • Monitor future financial performance and progress on monthly/quarterly/annual basis

Why The MGroup Corporate Finance?

We’re here to listen, collaborate, and deliver tailored solutions that truly make a difference for you and your business. With 15 years of partnership alongside MGroup Accountancy, we combine our expertise to help you achieve successful outcomes.

  • Highly experienced and skilled team
  • ‘Real world’ financial support and understanding
  • Ability to deliver a range of finance options
  • Solutions designed to be flexible and meet all needs
  • Supported by The MGroup Accountancy Practice
  • Access to an extensive network of finance providers

The MGroup Partnership

Contact Us

Whether you’re in the early stages of considering an exit or have already embarked on the journey, contact Geoff Pinder (07717 874357 / g.pinder@themgroup.co.uk) for a confidential discussion.

Who we Work with

We partner with ambitious, high-growth businesses or entrepreneurs that need more than basic financing. Our clients typically seek advanced financial solutions like cash flow-based lending or private equity investments. Our expertise lies in helping businesses secure funding based on confidence in future performance and strong cash flow projections.

Read our client success stories.

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Jordan Lyne

Partner

Jordan has worked with various client’s over his ten years at The MGroup. The services provided range from bookkeeping, VAT returns, annual accounts and management accounts. He has been involved in recruitment of new staff members and helped move the firm on with it’s systems by creating and improving internal controls and procedures.

Jordan manages his resources efficiently to meet deadlines and where clients have specific requirements, he works closely with them to ensure these are both feasible and met in a timely manner. Jordan has clients in various sectors, ranging from international companies to smaller locally based businesses.

Wendy Tatham

Partner

Wendy joined the firm in 2015, after starting in finance for the NHS and then qualifying with another local firm of accountants. She brought with her experience across all areas, having previously managed payroll support, corporate and personal tax compliance and planning alongside other general practice elements.

Wendy works with clients across a range of sectors and enjoys supporting them with their statutory reporting, internal financial processes, corporate and personal tax planning and business advisory services. A key area of interest is working closely with her clients to support them with growing and restructuring their businesses to align with their long term goals.

In her spare time Wendy is the lead volunteer for Oxfordshire Scouts, supporting 95 Scouts groups across the county to deliver a fun programme of activities to young people aged 4 to 24.

Geoff Pinder

Corporate Finance Partner

Geoff has operated in the Mergers & Acquisitions and the corporate finance arena since 2004. He has held Executive roles leading and managing the performance and productivity of cross functional teams focused on delivering a high quality service to clients across complex portfolios.

Selling a business is a life changing event, and Geoff’s passion is working with businesses owners to help them explore the various exit options and strategies available to achieve their objectives, leading to excellent results for all stakeholders.

Geoff has been involved in over 500 deals across multiple industry sectors, working predominantly on the sell side of transactions, including sales to strategic buyers, private equity, and MBO’s.

Darren Green

Partner

Having grown up in North Oxfordshire, Darren joined The MGroup in 1999 as a trainee, qualified in 2003, and became a partner in 2010. Darren is best known for his ability to ‘go the extra mile’ for clients; even changing a flat tyre outside the office when it was discovered after a meeting, helping his clients to safely make their way home.

Aside from changing tyres, Darren enjoys helping clients to grow their varied and interesting businesses, and gaining insights into a wide range of sectors. In particular, he likes working within the corporate finance team, assisting with financial projections and due diligence for prospective buyers. Darren enjoys the challenging and pressurized nature of this type of work. Many of his clients are from manufacturing, technology or start-up backgrounds.

In his spare time Darren is a family man and he also enjoys sport, including football, skiing and running. He has taken part in a 26 mile walk for a cancer charity with colleague Geoff.

Peter Smith

Partner

Peter joined The MGroup in 1990 and became a partner in 1996. Originally from Wiltshire, Peter is a member of the Oxford Chamber of Commerce where he has been a Chamber council member for over 20 years.

Helping to provide a complete finance solution to companies is one of Peter’s key focus areas. He believes this to be a service that sets the partnership aside from its competitors, alongside The MGroup values and employees.

Peter provides financial mentoring, support with strategy and planning, solutions to increase profitability and improve cash flow, and help with expansion/diversification plans. His specialist interest areas include not-for-profit, healthcare and international organisations.

Peter enjoys the opportunities and challenges he is faced with every day at The MGroup and making a difference to clients’ lives. He is also a keen local charity supporter, regularly helping to raise funds and awareness for SeeSaw and SpecialEffect where he is an ambassador.

Outside of work, Peter is a Chelsea Football Club season ticket holder. He likes walking in the local area, especially if there is a pub or café at the end of the walk, and enjoys holidays in Devon, in particular to a secret escape in Dartmouth.

Richard Clayton

Partner

In 1984 Richard became the youngest ever partner at The MGroup at the age of 27 and is now the longest serving partner. Richard is a true team player, having been a prominent local footballer in his early years. He very much brings the team ethos to The MGroup who like to work as an integral part of their client teams.

Richard qualified in 1982 and has worked with many of his clients for decades, evidence of the excellent service provided by both Richard and the firm. Richard is proud of the firm’s exceptional reputation. He continues to develop new strategies and explore improvements to the services they provide and remains highly ambitious and committed. Outside of work Richard enjoys golf, football, spending time with his family and the very occasional glass of wine (normally accompanied by too much food!).

Richard has a depth of knowledge and experience in all areas of the construction industry and also deals with most of the firms agricultural clients. He also deals with a wide range of other clients which include a substantial number of UK subsidiaries of overseas companies together with a number of high profile local businesses. Richard is a firm believer that the role of a trusted accountant is to provide clients with the best possible advice and support. The client does not always have to follow advice but he believes they must have all options on the table to form a meaningful decision.