Business Services

Supporting growth in business services

Specialists across the Public and Private markets

£4.9bn

aggregate market cap of the 21 companies we act for in this sector


£1bn+

raised in IPO and secondary transactions in the last 5 years


£3.8bn

transacted in public and private M&A since 2019


Through our in-depth company-specific and thematic research, we convey our expertise to the market, as well as showcasing our privately-backed and corporate clients.

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

  • Recruitment and resourcing
  • Education and training (inc. e-learning)
  • HR and recruitment technologies
  • Employee benefits and wellbeing
  • ESG, management and strategy consulting
  • Accounting, financial and corporate services
  • Legal and compliance services
  • Media and digital services
  • Specialist and value-added distributors
  • Wholesalers
  • Transport services
  • Equipment hire
  • Property repair and maintenance
  • Cleaning and hygiene services
  • Fire and security
  • Social housing services
  • White-collar outsourced services
  • Contact centres
  • Property management
  • Judicial and debt collection services

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 BARNES
CHAIR OF MHA

Meet our senior Business Services team

“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 RAE
CHAIRMAN, QUADRANT GROUP
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