Construction and Building Services
General building contractors, residential and commercial construction, refurbishment, fit-out, property maintenance, repair services, and specialist subcontractors.
Primary focusAcquisition Criteria
The businesses we want to acquire.
Our primary focus is established construction and construction-related service businesses where our operating experience can add immediate context and value. We selectively consider other resilient, people-led service businesses with recurring or repeat demand.
Cleaning and Facilities Services
Commercial cleaning, specialist cleaning, property services, and facilities-management businesses with recurring contracts and strong customer retention.
Recurring demandAdult Social Care
Established care-home or care-service operators with experienced registered management, strong compliance, good service quality, and a positive regulatory record.
People-led servicesNurseries and Early Years
Established nurseries or early-years providers with experienced management, sustainable occupancy, strong local reputation, and appropriate regulatory standing.
Local reputationBusiness Characteristics
Sound businesses with strong foundations.
Consistent profitability
We are particularly interested in companies with an established trading history, consistent profitability, and clear financial and operational records.
Dependable operations
A capable team, experienced employees, operational leadership, loyal customers, repeat work, recurring revenue, or a healthy order book are all attractive indicators.
Balanced risk profile
We prefer businesses with limited dependence on a single customer, supplier, or individual, and an owner seeking retirement, succession, or a new chapter.
Our Approach
A straightforward, confidential acquisition process.
Step 01
Initial conversation
An informal, confidential discussion to learn about the business, the owner's objectives, and the transition being considered.
Clear, private, and direct from the start.Start the conversation
Why sell to Solent Equity Group?
You deal directly with prospective owners who understand construction, projects, property, trades, and service delivery.