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Partner-led qualification
Our senior team leads every owner conversation. Each target is tested for strategic fit, sale motive and financial quality, often through several meetings.
Acquisitions, Simplified.
Founded by former private equity investors, Centrix originates, qualifies and executes off-market add-on acquisitions for corporates and PE-backed platforms.
125+
Transactions completed
c.$4.6bn
Combined transaction value
95%+
Off-market, non-competitive
4.8x
AVERAGE EBITDA MULTIPLE (VERSUS 12X MARKET MEDIAN)
Selected clients and counterparties
Why Centrix
We built the adviser we could never find.
We've spent 35 years on the buyer’s side of the table. The hard part was never finding names. It was finding the right businesses and knowing they were transactable.
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Price tested early
We establish valuation expectations early, so your team does not spend months on a situation that could never transact.
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Warm intro and heads of terms
We handle the meetings, NDAs, information requests and first-cut analysis to get you to heads of terms.
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OptionalExecution through to completion
Where requested, we stay on through the diligence and execution phases managing the deal to completion.
How we work
No long lists.
A steady flow of genuine deals.
Clear recommendations, fortnightly pipeline meetings and board-ready information. We work as an extension of our client deal teams.
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Strategy and market map
Agree the thesis and filters, then build a focused map using commercial databases, sector knowledge, in-house AI tools and manual review.
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Engage owners
Partner-led approaches followed by two or three conversations, confidentiality agreements and information gathering.
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Qualified profiles
Financials, operating model, ownership, sale motive, price expectations, strategic fit and a clear recommendation.
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Heads of terms and beyond
Warm introduction to our client, offer strategy and commercial terms, with execution support available through completion.
RECENT EXPERIENCE
Value built through disciplined M&A.
Enterprise software & analytics
$45m → $105m
Revenue
$0m → $20m EBITDA
Six acquisitions in four years at 4.5x average entry EBITDA.
Industrial repair services
$150m → $262m
Revenue
7x client return
Twelve acquisitions and two disposals over four years.
Retail software & services
$35m → $60m
Revenue
−4% → +13% growth
Several strategic deals completed within three months at 4.2x average entry EBITDA.
THE SENIOR TEAM
Former buyers, now your M&A partners.
Co-founder · Partner
Simon Balding
M&A specialist with 30+ years’ buy- and sell-side experience. Former PE operating partner, corporate development director and Executive Director in the M&A practices of EY and Andersen. PwC-trained FCA.
100+ transactions · Six continents
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Co-founder · Partner
Henry Linehan
A decade of London private equity dealmaking experience, running platform deals, portfolio add-ons, minorities and carve-outs across a wide range of sectors and geographies.
30+ transactions · UK, Europe and US
LinkedInPartner-led, fully resourced.
Our senior team leads every client relationship and owner conversation. They are supported by a dedicated research and analyst team and by an advisory board of senior M&A, legal and investment practitioners.
Client endorsements
Trusted through consequential decisions.
From clients and counterparties who have worked with Centrix.
I've been consistently impressed by Centrix’s ability to uncover unique acquisition opportunities and execute deals at outstanding valuations. I rarely see better deals done in this market.
We've worked with Centrix on multiple acquisitions and the disposal of a non-core division. They've become a trusted partner for our business. Their integrity, strategic thinking and focus on results set them apart from other advisers we've used.
Centrix offers something completely unique. They quickly got to grips with our industry and delivered several high-value acquisitions in a short time. Personable, trustworthy and very skilled.
Centrix ran our end-to-end acquisition strategy and I could not recommend them more highly. They handled every part of the roll-up, finding and executing deals we could never have found or done alone, and added significant value for our shareholders.
I've worked with the Centrix partners for over ten years. Their ability to originate, structure and execute value-accretive deals is second to none. They bring a commercial mindset, real efficiency and a great understanding of what drives value in M&A.
Across multiple cross-border transactions they have shown real skill and proactivity. They roll up their sleeves and find creative solutions no one else is thinking of.
For business owners
Been approached by Centrix?
If we have contacted you, a serious buyer has selected your business from a short list. It is not a mass mailing, and we are not running an auction.
Buy-side onlyThe buyer pays us. We act only for them.
ConfidentialNo pressure and no obligation.
Partner-ledYour first conversation is with an experienced dealmaker.