Corporate finance · M&A · Capital markets
Principals in the deal, not just advisers. £250k to £100m+.
Raising, acquiring, listing or structuring internationally — you need people who’ve been on both sides of the table. We’ve bought businesses, sold them, raised the money and run what we bought.
No fee, no obligation — a confidential conversation with a senior operator about what's realistic
£250k to £100m+. Equity sourced, acquisitions structured, boards joined after completion.
Both sides of the table
We’ve been the buyer, the seller and the one the investors questioned.
“We have supported the Calder Flint founding team and their Investor Group with numerous transactions and our relationship extends back several years.”Praetura · UK SME Lending & Equity · c.£600m deployed
Most corporate finance advice comes from people who have never owned the outcome. We have bought businesses, sold them, raised the money and then run what we bought.
That changes the advice. We know which numbers an investor actually tests, where a deal dies in due diligence and what a warranty schedule costs you three years later. You get a principal in the negotiation, not an analyst with a template. Capital mandates are run from our Manchester office, on site and overseas where the deal requires it.
- 01Evtec Automotive Group — funding and equity investors sourced for a £150m group
- 02Sovereign Precision Aerospace — acquisition advised, then Divisional CEO through the turnaround
Mergers & acquisitions
Deals, not applications.
Buying, selling, or backing the team that already runs it. We do the targeting, the numbers and the negotiation — and we stay in the room until it completes.
Due diligence is operator-led: people who have run the kind of business you’re buying, looking at it the way an owner would.
Talk a deal through →M&A Advisory
Buy-side and sell-side: targeting, valuation, structuring, negotiation, completion.
Management Buy-Outs
For the management team buying the business they already run.
Management Buy-Ins
For incoming management acquiring a business they intend to lead.
Administration Buy-Outs
Pre-pack and trading administration purchases, with Turnaround alongside.
Trade Sales & Exit Planning
Exit strategy, DD preparation, information memorandum and sale process management.
Due Diligence from £7,500 + VAT
Commercial, operational, management, strategic and vendor DD. Scoped to the deal, not sold by the page.
Capital raising
Money with the right terms attached.
The cheapest capital is rarely the best capital. We work out what the business should raise, from whom, and on what terms — then we make the introductions and manage the process.
Straight debt is usually faster and cheaper. If that’s the answer, Calder Flint Finance places it — free to you.
Equity Raises
Private investors, private equity, family offices and institutional capital.
Bond Arrangements
Corporate bond and loan-note structures, arranged with appropriately authorised parties.
Mezzanine & Structured Debt
Subordinated debt, convertibles and the hybrids that sit between debt and equity.
Investor Introductions
Warm, targeted introductions from a network built on real transactions.
Calder Flint Capital is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and does not provide regulated investment advice. Bond, loan-note and fund structures are arranged with appropriately authorised parties.
Stock market & public listings
From private company to public company.
A listing is won in the two years before admission — governance, reporting, board composition and a story that survives an institutional investor reading it twice.
We prepare the business and coordinate the advisers. The Nomad, sponsor, reporting accountant and lawyers do the regulated work.
Listing in mind? Call 0161 570 1791 →London Stock Exchange
Main Market readiness, governance, adviser selection.
AIM
Nomad selection, admission document, governance and ongoing compliance.
Toronto (TSX)
For businesses whose story plays in North America.
Singapore (SGX)
Gateway to Asian capital markets.
Pre-IPO Capital
Private capital raised in the window before a listing.
Cross-border structuring
Structures for capital that crosses borders.
Holding companies, funds and joint ventures deploying capital across more than one country. We advise on jurisdiction and structure — where the vehicle should sit, how it should be owned and what it has to look like for investors to fund it.
Licensed local providers establish every structure. Qualified tax professionals advise on tax. We do not.
Isle of Man
Holding structures, intellectual property companies and group headquarters.
Guernsey
Fund structures and investment management vehicles.
Jersey
Private equity funds, real estate holdings and cross-border joint ventures.
Dubai (DIFC & DMCC)
Regional headquarters, trading and treasury structures, access to Gulf capital.
We advise on jurisdiction and structure only. Every structure is established by licensed providers in the relevant jurisdiction, and tax advice is given by qualified tax professionals in the jurisdictions concerned.
Where we operate
Deal sizes.
Big enough to matter, small enough that the person advising you is the person doing the work. If your transaction sits outside these ranges, we’ll say so on the call and tell you who should handle it.
Or call 0161 570 1791 and tell us what you’re trying to do.
- Growth capital£250k–£5m
- Acquisitions£500k–£50m
- Stock market listings£5m–£100m+
- International structuresAll sizes
- Property & development£1m–£50m
- Turnaround capital£250k–£5m
- Due diligenceFrom £7,500 + VAT
How we work
Three stages, in order.
Diagnosis before treatment. Nobody goes to market on a document that isn’t ready, and nobody pays a success fee before there is a success.
Stage 01
The Conversation
No fee
A confidential discussion about the business, the transaction and the realistic options — including the ones you won’t like. You leave knowing what is achievable, what it would take, and roughly what it costs.
No obligation. If it’s not for us, we’ll say so.
Stage 02
Preparation
Built by Calder Flint Digital
The information memorandum, financial model, investor deck and prospectus — built to the standard an institution expects, by the division that builds them all day.
Fixed prices, agreed before we start.
Stage 03
Execution
Retainer + success fee
Targeted introductions, negotiation management, due diligence coordination and completion. We are in the meetings, not on the copy list.
Scoped per deal, agreed in writing before we start.
One group, one transaction
The whole group behind one deal.
Most transactions need four firms. Here they sit under one roof, in one meeting, with one bill you can read.
Prepares the memorandum
The IM, the model, the deck and the prospectus — institutional standard.
See the work → GrowthRuns the due diligence
Operator-led DD on the target, and a senior operator in the negotiation.
Explore advisory → FinanceArranges the debt
Senior and asset-backed debt underneath the equity, via 100+ UK lenders.
Get a funding match →Structures and closes it
Deal structure, investor introductions, the negotiation and completion.
You are hereCalder Flint Finance: we act as an introducer, not a lender. We introduce businesses to FCA-authorised lenders and credit brokers. Commission may be earned on successful introductions.
Before you book
Questions, answered.
What does this cost?
The initial discussion is free — no fee, no obligation. After that, M&A and capital raising run on a monthly advisory retainer plus a success fee on completion, scoped per deal and agreed in writing before we start. Due diligence is quoted separately, from £7,500 + VAT. Listings and international structures are scoped per engagement. Third-party costs — legal, Nomad, audit, licensed providers — are yours, and we set them out before you commit to anything.
Is there a minimum deal size?
Around £250k. Below that, straight debt is almost always faster and cheaper than equity, and Calder Flint Finance can place it at no cost to you — we’re paid by the lender, and we act as an introducer, not a lender. Above it we work up to listings of £100m+, and we’ll tell you on the call if your transaction belongs somewhere else.
Are you regulated?
No, and we’ll always say so plainly. Calder Flint Capital is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and does not provide regulated investment advice. We do the commercial work — strategy, structure, preparation, introductions and negotiation. Anything that has to be done by an authorised or licensed party is: bond and loan-note structures are arranged with appropriately authorised firms, a Nomad or sponsor handles an admission, licensed local providers establish every international structure, qualified tax professionals advise on tax and solicitors document the deal. You’ll know who is doing what before you engage us.
How long does a raise take?
An equity or structured raise usually runs three to six months from mandate to funds received — four to eight weeks preparing the business and the documents, then the process itself. A trade sale is typically six to nine months. An AIM admission is nine to eighteen. Anyone quoting you materially less is either skipping the preparation or not mentioning the discount you’ll pay for the speed.
Do you invest yourselves?
Sometimes. We’re principals as well as advisers — we’ve bought businesses, taken equity and sat on boards after completion. Where we hold or want an interest in a transaction, we disclose it in writing before you engage us and we insist you take independent advice on it. We would rather lose the mandate than have you find out afterwards.
Start here
Every deal we’ve done started with one honest conversation.
Tell us what you’re looking at — the acquisition, the raise, the exit, the structure. We’ll arrange a confidential discussion within 24 hours.
No fee, no obligation. If it’s not something we can help with, we’ll say so and tell you who can.
Prefer to talk? Call 0161 570 1791 or email hello@calderflint.group.
Discussion arranged
We’ll arrange a confidential discussion about your transaction within 24 hours.
Or email hello@calderflint.group — no obligation, and your details stay between us.
Calder Flint Capital is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and does not provide regulated investment advice. We work alongside appropriately licensed professionals where required.