Business Services
Supporting growth in business services
Specialists across the Public and Private markets
£4.9bn
£1bn+
£3.8bn
aggregate market cap of the 21 companies we act for in this sector
raised in IPO and secondary transactions in the last 5 years
transacted in public and private M&A since 2019
Business Services is a diverse sector covering physical infrastructure, professional services, recruitment, distribution or B2B services more generally. Despite this diversity there are often common themes:
- Companies providing essential services, critical in enabling their clients to focus on their core activities.
- Often in a regulated environment
- Often subject to subject to sweeping technological disruptions
Proactive and approachable team with decades’ sector knowledge, critical in helping corporates deliver their narrative clearly and effectively.
Our business services subsectors

CASE STUDY
MHA plc
Cavendish is delighted to have acted as Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker on the AIM IPO of MHA plc – the UK’s 13th largest accountancy firm.
“To have delivered such a strong fundraising outcome in the face of recent market volatility speaks to the quality of the business, the support of a highly engaged institutional investor base, and the determination of our management team and advisers, led by Cavendish.”
GEOFF BARNESCHAIR OF MHA
“We are grateful to the Cavendish team for their help and guidance every step of the way.
From the initial consultation and on through myriad regulatory constraints to the final signatures on the deal the Cavendish team was always engaged, approachable, knowledgeable, and never daunted.”
PETER RAECHAIRMAN, QUADRANT GROUP