What kinds of businesses can use the register?

Owners of privately owned UK companies, and the advisers who represent them, can review published buyer requirements. The platform is most useful where a business is genuinely for sale, or likely to be, and where the sector, turnover and geography match a live mandate.

How does an off-market introduction work?

You quote the mandate reference and tell us about your business. Our team reviews the fit. If the match is credible, we make a private introduction to the buyer. Nothing is published about your business and you remain in control of whether to proceed.

How are buyers verified?

Every acquirer submits a written mandate covering their investment thesis, funding position, decision process and relevant experience. Requirements that lack a defined strategy or credible route to completion are declined.

Is my business identity kept confidential?

Yes. The platform publishes buyer requirements only. Your business name, location and financial details are never listed. We share your enquiry with one approved buyer at a time and only with your authority.

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How it works

A curated exchange: not a marketplace, not a database dump.

Owners submit confidentially

A business owner or adviser quotes a mandate reference and tells us about the company. Nothing is published and no buyer sees the business details without the owner's written authority.

Buyers are verified first

Every acquirer submits a written mandate covering their investment thesis, funding position and track record. Requirements that lack a clear strategy or credible route to completion are declined.

Matches are handled privately

Where the fit is credible, our team makes a controlled, one-to-one introduction. The owner decides whether to proceed. No broadcasting, no automated matching, no public listings.

Who the register is for

For business owners

The right acquirer is often already looking.

Review buyer requirements on the platform. Where a mandate fits, quote the reference and write to us in confidence. Nothing is published about your business without your written consent.

Owner guidance

For acquirers

Publish an approved acquisition mandate.

Trade buyers, search funds, family offices and private equity use the register to be seen by owners already considering a private sale, without cold outreach.

Acquirer guidance

For intermediaries

Present verified demand to your client.

Corporate finance, accountancy and legal advisers use the register to identify buyer mandates aligned to a client's sector, scale and structure, before a formal process begins.

Adviser guidance

Current demand is indexed across fourteen UK sectors, from healthcare and manufacturing to technology and professional services.

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Private by design

Confidentiality.

The register is written so an owner can consider a sale without any signal leaving their business. Nothing about a company is published or circulated without the owner's written authority.

Team discretion

01
No business is identified in the register.
The published platform describes acquirer requirements. It never names, profiles or hints at a specific target company.
02
Enquiries are reviewed before anything moves.
Every approach, from owners and from buyers, is read and reviewed by our team. Vague, speculative or unfunded interest is declined.
03
Introductions are controlled, never broadcast.
Where a mandate fits, a private introduction is made only with the owner's written authority. Details are shared with one approved party at a time.

Common questions

Eligibility, process, verification and confidentiality.

What kinds of businesses can use the register?: Owners of privately owned UK companies, and the advisers who represent them, can review published buyer requirements. The platform is most useful where a business is genuinely for sale, or likely to be, and where the sector, turnover and geography match a live mandate.
How does an off-market introduction work?: You quote the mandate reference and tell us about your business. Our team reviews the fit. If the match is credible, we make a private introduction to the buyer. Nothing is published about your business and you remain in control of whether to proceed.
How are buyers verified?: Every acquirer submits a written mandate covering their investment thesis, funding position, decision process and relevant experience. Requirements that lack a defined strategy or credible route to completion are declined.
Is my business identity kept confidential?: Yes. The platform publishes buyer requirements only. Your business name, location and financial details are never listed. We share your enquiry with one approved buyer at a time and only with your authority.

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Every requirement on the platform is an active acquisition requirement reviewed and approved by BusinessWanted.com. Where one fits, write to us quoting the reference.