For any and all emergency issues with your clients, funders, tenants, partners and advisers (present or pending) please refer to the following dedicated sections: KEY SERVICES, RESTRUCTURING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

We are able to offer a broad base of services as a result of our extensive experience in dealing successfully with a host of differing clients, businesses, emergencies and all other situations.

We tailor our internal team and associates to be specific to your needs, guaranteeing yourself a first class and urgent approach within the correct methodology and quality of work to achieve the desired end results.

As an Investor or Funder, we are conscious that your issues can be diverse and complex,
Please be assured our team & associates can handle any and all problems at every required level

Don’t delay call us today, let us take away the pressure from yourself

We think ‘outside the box’ with a common sense approach and always deliver what we promise

All problems have solutions and options

Are you considering buying or investing in a pub, hotel, restaurant or any other type of hospitality business ?

• for yourself or family to operate for a ‘top-up’ additional income or as a necessary source of prime or secondary income ?
• as a property investment to commercially rent or lease out to a third party ?

Are you considering investing in;

• an established company, performing or underperforming
• a partial or full ‘buy-out’ or ‘buy-in’
• a shareholder or partner ‘buy-out’
• a company and or premises presently in liquidation, administration
• as a short, medium or long term funder on assets, acquisitions and working capital

Are you looking for new and or imaginative opportunities….. ?

• development and redevelopment of ‘existing into better’
• ‘change of use’ / planning options on lands and buildings
• financing of new concepts and brands
• joint venture arrangements with constructors, developers and other investors
• debt financing and or debt purchasing

Do you need us to gain planning consents, licenses & development finance for buildings and or land that you have ?
(We can identify all options available on management, lease-outs, rent-outs & all other exit routes before work commences)

Do you want to invest but are not sure what to choose ? let us explore all options for you

Have you seen the right property to buy but need help with identifying the correct team and business concept ?

Do you know an excellent Manager & or Chef & you want to invest ‘in them’ for a joint venture & need help to ‘put the deal together’ ?

Do you want as safe an investment as possible ?
We have a database of professional operators across all hospitality sectors who are successful but need investment to grow

Are you involved in an investment but now need a fast exit-route ?

Is your investment performing OK but you want to explore other options for it ?

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Be very careful of any and all proposals, irrespective of whether the premises are trading or not.

There are many pubs, hotels, restaurants and cafes that are for sale.

There are numerous premises & lands for sale with planning consents attached for ‘change-of-use’ & or expansion.

Unfortunately many of these are ‘white elephants’ & will never perform for a host of reasons.

Let us fully investigate all issues on anything you are looking at before you commit your funds.

Don’t be fooled by the salesman as they are acting in the sellers interests, not yours

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Whether you are an individual a family or a corporate body, it is critical that all necessary due diligence is completed (pre-purchase)

• Sale price justification
• Return on investment
• Reason for sale & ‘sale history’
• Local & regional analysis
• Premises, services, inventory state
• Competitor analysis
• Present business concept & performance
• Business and or premises ‘change-of-use’ options
• Due diligence on potential partners & third parties
• Due diligence on all legals, contracts & agreements
• Audit of planning consents, planning options
• Audit on statutory notices served, licenses, certificates

It is our opinion that most selling agents will go through their own database and ‘little black-book of clients’ to give them the first opportunity for purchase prior to advertising openly, it is their fastest and easiest method of sale requiring little to no work at all. It is reasonable to state that when these prime clients refuse these opportunities it is because of a host of issues that plainly need to be investigated, especially so if the premises and or lands are then on the open market for long periods without serious interest.

Please be aware that a selling agent or the present business owner is not acting in your interests, they are acting in the interests of the seller or themselves. Information provided to yourself regarding the premises, land and the businesses performance cannot be treated as impartial. It should therefore not be relied upon as your prime source of information for basing a business purchase on.

Do not be fooled by attractive prices or ‘purchase deals’ – if a price, agreement or proposal is too good to be true then it must be treated with suspicion and investigated thoroughly. We unfortunately come across many situations where a business has been bought at a vastly reduced or give-away price (freehold & leasehold) only for it to go into liquidation within a year or less. The common reason for many of these failures were business revenues dangerously low on entry and were unable to be increased for a number of reasons and could not therefore keep pace with the following basic operational and fixed costs that are immediate for payment once trading commences;

• Mortgage / Rent
• Insurance
• Stock purchases
• Certificates & licenses
• Utilities & waste collection
• Repairs & renewals
• Salaries
• Professional fees
• Business rates
• Compliance & due diligence
• VAT, PAYE, CORP TAX
• Advertising, office, travel

A business may be bought at a heavily discounted price making it seem very attractive, but the reality is that your or your tenants operational and fixed costs are never discounted and are at full rate, if the revenue does not match the necessary break-even level of ‘revenue against costs’ then the business is in serious trouble from day one. It must be stated that the revenue must be at the correct tariffs & sale levels to achieve the correct profit that is able to pay ALL bills. Heavily discounted tariffs to customers may create decent revenue levels but it will not be possessive of the correct profit element to pay for all other bills after the stock purchases are paid for.

The following studies and reports will evaluate the viability of any business or premises that you are considering for investment

• Business Review
• Investor Appraisal
• Local & Regional Economic Analysis
• Redevelopment & Planning Options
• Brand & Concept Identification
• Present, Forecast & Forced Sale Valuations

Irrespective of the size or nature of the purchase, it is prudent to invest a tiny fraction of the proposed investment to confirm the viability of the property and business long term, also to ensure that other trading options are available and achievable should unforeseen circumstances materialise that are out of any investors control : i.e. local and regional economic downturns, full and partial recessions, competitor increase, parking facilities, A & B road re-routing & bypasses, and inappropriate or adverse developments and planning consents by councils or neighbours.

There are many complex and diverse issues that impact on the profitability of any hospitality based business

Please understand, your accountant, solicitor & bankers (with all due respect) do not possess the necessary industry experience and up to date knowledge to be able to correctly evaluate the numerous factors and variables that can make or break a hospitality based business. It is for this reason companies such as ourselves are critical to fully investigate the premises / business you are considering for purchase.

We have the experience, team & up to date knowledge to fully investigate all issues to ensure the correct investment decision is made
Unlike other professions and advisers, we are ‘tailor made & specific’ to the Hospitality Industry

FOR UK & INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
( CORPORATE & PRIVATE )

We are associated with London’s finest lawyers, tax advisers, accountants and private bankers to guarantee the safeguard and optimum management of your funds, our network of professionals extends also to Dublin, Jersey, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, Singapore, Moscow & Shanghai.

Our associates are able to construct the most efficient corporate, asset and personal structures to satisfy all necessary due diligence, compliance and requirements.

Do you want a totally managed investment where your time is not taken up in any way?
We have the necessary professionals to efficiently manage your funds & investments on every level.

Do you want us to identify a range of investment opportunities in Hospitality & Leisure that are guaranteed as safe?
We are able to advise on a broad range of credible proposals within all trade sectors of the hospitality industry. We have excellent relationships with the industries key players (corporate and individual) and are fully up to date with their plans, requirements and the excellent investment opportunities they offer throughout the UK and abroad.

Do you have an investment that is not performing and is taking up your time?
We can investigate thoroughly then recommend a range of solutions and options for your consideration

Do you want us to explore investment opportunities in other industries?
We can advise on first class opportunities that are available within a host of differing industries and professions.

Do you want to re-locate all or part of your present business to another country ?
We have a team of professionals covering all the necessary disciplines to achieve a compliant and seamless transition

Whatever your investment criteria, personal circumstances, corporate situation, residence status, present & preferred country of operation, please contact ourselves in the strictest confidence to discuss your requirements.

*Our expertise, range of services and associates covers UK and international investments

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We think ‘outside the box’

We never promise what we cannot deliver, but always deliver what we promise

All problems, requirements and wishes have solutions and options