Join The UK’s Professional M&A Community

SME Market was created by M&A professionals with a mission to provide a secure digital meeting place for professional investors, acquirers and advisors.

A simple, quick and secure process for marketing and accessing businesses for sale, SME Market increases the deal flow between professionals buying and selling UK businesses. All businesses for sale listed on SME Market fulfil the platform’s size criteria, and all professionals have either been invited to join, or appraised upon sign up. One of the fundamental drivers behind SME Market is to protect the integrity of the community. The platform thrives with the industry’s key professionals, ready to connect and facilitate deals. SME Market is free to join and operates a credit-based system.

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Clicks To Connect

Ergonomic and easy-to-use, the platform connects buyers with sellers in just 2 clicks.

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Companies With Scale

Size and profitability parameters are in place to ensure that all businesses for sale have scale.

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Professional Community

The SME Market community comprises of professionals only.

Our Mission

We exist to increase deal flow in the UK. SME has a three-point success strategy:

  • Connect buyers and sellers of UK businesses in a frictionless manner.
  • Create a collaborative ‘professionals-only’ community.
  • Use technology to make buying and selling businesses more efficient while maintaining confidentiality.

What We Provide

SME Market provides, sellers, acquirers and investors a platform to connect, engage and collaborate on deals within the community.

Acquisition Opportunities

All businesses for sale listed on SME Market have met the financial listing criteria of £1m+ Revenue and/or £100k+ adj. EBITDA.

Acquisition Criteria

Acquisitive companies and buy-side M&A advisers can list their desired acquisition criteria.

Credit Based System

Signing up and approval is free. Once accessed, users can confidentially add listings using a cost-effective credit system.

Engaging And Sourcing Opportunities

Post sign up, members can connect with other professionals on deal-specific listings in just a 2 clicks.

The People Behind The Deals

The UK’s professional M&A community connect, engage and work together to make deals happen via SME Market. Members comprise:

  • Buy-Side Professionals: UK-based private equity investors, search-fund entrepreneurs, family offices buy-side only advisers, and directors & executives representing acquisitive companies.
  • Sell-Side Professionals: M&A advisers including M&A boutiques, sector specialist advisors, corporate finance teams within accountancy houses and investment banks.

SME Market welcomes professionals investing in, buying or selling UK-based businesses.

Should I Join The SME Market Community?

You have found the right place if:

  • You are searching for credible and motivated buyers of UK businesses
  • You are actively seeking £1m+ Revenue, acquisition opportunities in the UK
  • You are an M&A Advisory firm looking to facilitate transactions with fellow professionals
  • You would like to market businesses for sale more efficiently and connect with more ‘not-so-obvious-on-paper’ potential acquirers
  • You would like to be automatically notified regarding new businesses for sale and/or acquisition criteria of prospective buyers

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