Acquisition Origination Services
Deal sourcing for committed acquirors
About us
Since 1994, Acquisition Origination Services Ltd (AOS) has acted as an outsourced origination arm and negotiator for a number of leading Private Equity and other financial buyers.
AOS predominantly focuses on sourcing and helping acquire transactions (often off-market) within the UK, Europe and overseas.
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Acquisitions have been successfully sourced and acquired by and via AOS in Europe, the US and the UK.
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AOS combines an active off-market approach as well as leveraging its strong intermediary network.
Deal Sourcing and Advisory Services
AOS specialises in largely contingent only outsourced origination - finding unique transactions, tailored to fit credible acquirors acquisition criteria.
Searches are bespoke and typically AOS acquirors are Private Equity Investors, Private Investment Offices, or selected MBI candidates.
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Search activities tend to be typically focused on older economy sectors such as manufacturing, assembly, distribution and construction.
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Significant effort, time, expertise and cost is expended on tailor-made searches, however, for the main part, AOS acts on a contingent only arrangement, provided AOS is comfortable as to the deliverability credentials of prospective acquirers.
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Fees are charged on a Lehman based fee scale rate of 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1% on £1 million tranches of the target EV, with a minimum fee of £75,000.
Typical Transactions
AOS has a track record of having succesfully originated acquisition targets in the UK, Europe and the USA. Fullest references can be provided upon request.
Working on behalf of a London based private equity organisation, AOS adopted a targeted origination approach resulting in the successful acquisition of a specialist harsh environment electric motor manufacturer from a corporate vendor. The resultant successful BIMBO acquisition via AOS produced money multiples of c.4x funds invested.