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Whether you’re looking to exit or find a buyer for your business, or to grow it through an acquisition, having a clear strategy ensures that your business, your staff, your clients, and your suppliers continue to thrive, and that you secure the best deal possible.
The ATC’s resources and guidance support you through M&A, buying and selling, and director’s exit strategies.
Takeaways from June M&A Forum: the Buyer’s Perspective
The second session of the ATC’s M&A Forum continued the conversation around mergers, acquisitions, succession planning, and director exits, this time shifting the focus firmly to the buyer’s perspective. Hosted by ATC M&A Partner Snowball Group’s Graeme Lawrence and featuring former ATC Vice-Chair and founder of Sandberg Translation Partners, Jesper Sandberg, the session offered an opportunity to hear directly from someone who has spent decades both evaluating acquisition opportunities and navigating his own succession journey.
Next ATC M&A Forum at Gold Conference
Hear others’ M&A and exit stories, learn from our consultant experts, ask burning questions, and understand how to prepare the business and its people for the future.
Experts in residence:
- Graeme Lawrence, Founder & Managing Director, Snowball Strategic Growth
- Lee Stephens, Director, Solicitor, BRIDGE
- David Rogers, Director, BRIDGE
ATC M&A Resources
The ATC’s resources, guidance and support on M&A, buying and selling and director’s exit strategies are now available on a dedicated space on the ATC website’s Member Area.
- Access to ATC Director’s Exit Guide
- Insights from previous M&A Forums
- Information on the ATC’s M&A & legal partners
M&A Consultant Tim Woodhouse
The ATC has partnered with Fractional Growth & M&A Consultant Tim Woodhouse. Whether you are considering an exit, exploring investment opportunities, looking for revenue growth or preparing for succession, Tim helps founders and leadership teams strengthen the commercial and operational foundations that drive valuation and buyer confidence.
Tim’s approach combines strategic advisory with hands-on execution to identify the factors that can accelerate growth while reducing the risks that often impact deal value. Through a structured assessment of your business, he evaluates commercial performance, client concentration, recurring revenue streams, sales effectiveness, service portfolio, operational scalability, team capability, and market positioning. The outcome is a clear roadmap focused on enhancing enterprise value, improving predictability, and ensuring the business is prepared to withstand due diligence scrutiny.
M&A Partner Snowball
The Snowball Group provides expert M&A advisory services focusing on the UK SME market. Snowball comprises of Snowball Strategic Growth, Snowball Corporate Finance, Snowball Alternative Finance and Snowball Advisory. The Snowball team is highly experienced with a proven track record of working on both sides of corporate finance transactions, acting as both advisors and clients completing deals.
Legal Support via BRIDGE
BRIDGE Employment Law and its partner consultants provide professional, independent legal advice and services tailored for language service companies. BRIDGE offers ATC member companies support to manage introducing and exiting directors, protecting your business’s IP, and legal financial.
