UK coffee-led acquisition platform
We acquire independent, coffee-led hospitality businesses with established trading history, proven customer loyalty, and clear operational upside — and install the financial controls needed to grow EBITDA while preserving what made people love them in the first place.
We are busy closing our first site, with acqusition exclusivity on many more.
A serious buyer.
We have reviewed hundreds of independent cafes. We know what a well-run business looks like, we know what a fair valuation looks like, and we know how to complete a transaction without disrupting the people and regulars who make a place what it is. When we make an offer, we mean it — and we move quickly.
We are not a property investor or a buyer who will hand you a rebrand on day one. We buy cafes because we believe the best independent hospitality businesses are worth owning, worth protecting, and worth running well for another generation.
We have reviewed 600+ sites, negotiated our own supply chain arrangements, and built an integration process designed around one principle: the things that make your cafe worth buying are the same things worth keeping.
Our 100-day handover framework is built to be invisible to your customers. We retain existing staff, preserve supplier relationships where quality is strong, and make no changes to the customer-facing experience without a deliberate decision to do so. The transition should feel like continuity, not disruption.
The loyalty your regulars have for your cafe is not an accident — it is the result of years of consistency, quality, and care. We treat it as a commercial asset worth protecting, not to be optimised away. With what you have built as the foundation, our job is to make sure it lasts.
For cafe owners
We buy independent, coffee-led cafes from owners who have built something worth keeping — and want to pass it on to a buyer who will protect it. We are not a chain looking to rebrand. We acquire operating businesses, keep the teams, protect the regulars, and build on what is already working.
We are flexible on structure — share purchases, asset deals, or lease assignments — and we move quickly once terms are agreed. If you are thinking about your exit, even at an early stage, we would be glad to have a confidential conversation.
A site build on community. Embedded customer loyalty that sustains revenue through a change in ownership — and that no marketing budget could manufacture.
Your site has 5+ years of uninterrupted trading history as a coffee shop or cafe. Whether it's the customer service, unique location, or a building brimming with character, your site attracts customers far and wide.
Your business centres on quality coffee. Complementary food, tea, and drink offers welcome alongside. We are not a generalist hospitality buyer — we specialise in the independent cafe.
Our sites have a proven record of sustainable profit and cash generation. Repair, mainentance and upgrades are not treated as optional. Staff teams are invested in for maximum customer experience.
Retirement, succession, or lifestyle transition. We work with owners who want a clean, fair, and confidential exit — with a professional buyer who shares their values.
The team
The leadership team brings a combined 50+ years of multi-site hospitality, investment, and operational scaling experience directly relevant to a buy-and-build cafe platform. Collectively, the team has founded and managed F&B concepts, structured multi-million SME and growth-stage transactions, and operated 30–35 UK hospitality sites delivering approximately £24m in annual turnover.
Serial entrepreneur with 8 years of mainstream media leadership. Founded an independent beverage brand and built multiple hospitality concepts from zero. MSc Media & Creative Industries, University of Westminster.
10+ years in SME growth investment structuring, deployment, and management. Direct experience designing equity, debt, and mezzanine structures for early-stage businesses. Agri-food and coffee value chain background across Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. MSc Investment, University of Birmingham.
Led operations across 33 UK stores with £24m annual turnover. Expert in multi-site labour management, compliance, inventory planning, and new store setup across multiple brands and locations.
25+ years of corporate finance and governance experience. Founder and CEO of FCA-regulated AdviCorp PLC. Executive Chairman of CRLAB — a global brand scaled to 180+ sites. Former Executive Director, Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS). BA Economics & Political Science, Yale University.
Our board provides the governance rigour, strategic oversight, and transaction experience to support a fast-moving acquisition programme — drawn from backgrounds in multi-site F&B scaling, corporate finance, and institutional advisory.
Cafe owners
If you are thinking about your exit — even at an early stage — we would welcome a confidential conversation. No commitment, no pressure. Just a straight conversation about what you have built.
Investors
Multiple profit-generating sites at or near exclusivity. A tested target sourcing process. A team funded and operational. Data room available immediately on confirmed interest.
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