 Attractive returns - Pre IPO Funding Opportunity: UK Toxicology Laboratory Services
| 51142
£500,000.00
West Midlands |
Established in November 2007 and trading profitably, this business is poised for significant growth. Management are preparing for a full listing on LSE in 2011 and are seeking a pre-IPO investment of £1m with short term, attractive returns to satisfy regulatory requirements and support growth and development activities. Current profitable turnover of £1.4m is forecast to grow to over £4m by 2013 / 14 with a 50% EBITDA through all three of its core trading areas -
- Frensic Toxicology – expansion through national contracts following the UK Governments decision to outsource its Forensic Science Service.
- Forensic Hair testing – a unique UK service with advanced technology.
- Clinical Research with Toxicology - moving into ADMET (Adsorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicology), significant growth potential.
An experienced and well balanced management team have developed this business and established an excellent reputation for service and quality with investment in state of the art technology in its operational centres, it is fully accredited. Plans for a full listing on the LSE in 2011 are well advanced and investors may expect a growth in their investment of 2 to 3 times in the short term.
Contact: Steve McEwen - 07890 848 618, Email:
mcewen@beerandpartners.com
Profitable and Successful Claims Management Business Seeks Support for New Concept Expansion | 51032
£1,900,000.00 in minimum tranches of £50,000
Wales |
Our client already generates profits by managing payment protection insurance policies (PPI) claims and is expanding to provide a one stop shop for claimants with any disputes relating to retail financial products and services. The FSA advise that 60% of the c.3-4 million complaints made annually against regulated firms are rejected but only 8% continue their claim via the Financial Ombudsman Service which upholds 51% of complaints referred to it. So a high proportion of complainants do not pursue their claim for various reasons such as lack of confidence and knowledge of the processes.
New FSA rules forcing swifter settlements of PPI claims means that there is an opportunity to acquire high numbers of cases which will support the clients’ expansion whilst diversifying into a wider range of financial disputes over the next 6-12 months.
The directors are well placed to develop the business having compliance, litigation and call centre expertise in financial institutions.
The investment is required to assist in meeting the cost of supporting the revised strategy of developing the new service including enhanced marketing and branding and enhanced claims management systems.
Exit is probably within 3-5 years by trade sale or flotation with the aim of delivering a 5-10x return to investors.
Contact: Meredydd Jones - 07768 022696, Email:
mjones@beerandpartners.com
Pump Storage for Fast Response Energy Early Stage | 51153
£1,200,000.00
Wales |
Fast Response energy is required when there is a surge of use on the Grid. It is the most expensive energy purchased, and it is expected that demand will double over the next 20 years. The release of water from a high storage facility to a lower one is the most efficient way of doing this. The water is returned to the upper reservoir when the tariff is at its cheapest. There are two such plants in N Wales, both working at near capacity and our client intends to obtain planning for more. The first site is on its way to approval and others have been identified. It would appear no other sites are in the planning process over the whole country, despite official statements of the need for FR especially with the unpredictability of renewable energy sources.
The Company is looking for equity of £100,000 and a loan of £500,000 (at 10% pa and repaid on the sale of the first permitted site expected within two years). Capital repayments will be made through the buy-back of shares as each site is permitted. Very substantial returns are expected. £400,000 has already been raised.
Contact: Dwight Makins - 0207 329 4884, Email:
makins@beerandpartners.com
Scaling Up an Established Woodfuels Business to Capture the Rapidly Expanding Domestic Biomass Heating Market Expansion | 51373
£200,000.00
Wales |
The market for wood pellets and briquettes, used in boilers and burners, to the domestic and small business market is set to expand exponentially following the recent introduction of Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI) for a period of 20 years.
The company plans to invest £200,000 in a new, higher-tech pellet mill as the first stage of a 5 year plan to scale up nationally with 11 mills spread throughout the UK.
The business model is based upon the local sourcing of raw materials and smaller scale production serving a regional geographic target market. The case for local production has been proven in a number of countries as larger scale production introduces inefficiencies in terms of acquisition and transportation of raw materials and is sometimes associated with a reduction in the quality of pellets, less relevant when supplying power stations but particularly relevant to the domestic heating market.
Investors have the opportunity to back the management team’s ability to execute a project well within their competencies and take a substantial stake in a venture with relatively low market risk. Investor involvement is sought in assisting and advising during the high growth phase of the business.
A share buy-back can be offered in as little as 2-3 years with the possibility of a longer-term investment horizon.
Contact: Paul Bryant - 07824 665 604, Email:
bryant@beerandpartners.com
New and incremental revenue for publishers - Digital magazine platform offering reader-profiled advertisingCommercial Launch | 51438
£400,000.00
Wales |
This company offers magazine publishers and other organisations producing paper publications the opportunity to capture wholly new and incremental revenue steams. Publishers are provided with:
- A platform for digital distribution to tablets and computers in a format specifically designed for this medium, providing a superior user experience than current ‘page-flipping’ viewers, taking advantage of advanced navigational tools and rich content;
- The unique feature of incorporating adverts targeted at the individual reader i.e. two readers of the same publication will view different adverts, no longer forcing advertisers to purchase space for a particular publication but rather for their target market profile across publications.
Other markets that have been identified include teamsheet and matchday programmes of sports clubs, user manuals and game guides of digital gaming companies and corporate documentation, such as annual reports and other documents with targeted circulation.
First stage development is complete and the company is in beta testing with 6 magazine titles, the combined readership of these initial publishers being > 130,000. Commercial launch, including being live in the Apple app store, is programmed for October or November 2011.
he management team includes a former MD of a £20m business in the printing sector, a sales director with 25 years experience in magazine printing sales and an IT director with 20 years of relevant development experience.
The new funds will be used to employ developers, a sales force and for marketing initiatives.
Profit forecasts approach £3mill in year 3 and the exit intention is by means of a listing or trade sale from Year 4 onwards.
Contact: Paul Bryant - 07824 665 604, Email:
bryant@beerandpartners.com
