Most M&A advice is built for institutions.
We built ours for the owner.
We partner with business owners and acquirers on the transactions that define what comes next.
About Us
The Antithesis of a
Traditional M&A Firm.
Selling the business you spent decades building, or pursuing the acquisition that defines what comes next, is the kind of decision that arrives quietly — and changes everything. You start asking questions you've never asked before. What is it worth. Who would value it most. Whether now is the moment.
Stone & Co exists for that moment. We bring the rigour of institutional advisers and the perspective of people who have built and run businesses themselves — and we are here to make sure the most consequential transaction of your life is the right one.
Expertise
What we do, in detail.
The Full Transaction Lifecycle. And Everything Before It.
Why Stone & Co
Unconventional.
Unbureaucratic.
Personal.
Four reasons owner-managed businesses choose us over the institutions and the brokers.
Entrepreneurial DNA
We have built businesses, raised capital, managed teams, and sold companies. We understand what a buyer is looking for before they ask — because we have been on the other side of that conversation.
Off-Market Origination
Origination is our engine. We use market intelligence and direct outreach to find sellers before they reach a broker, and targets before they reach the market — on both sides of every deal.
Partner-Led, Always
The partner you meet in the first conversation manages your transaction through to close. No hand-off to juniors. The attention your deal deserves, throughout.
AI-Augmented Advisory
Market mapping, buyer intelligence, exit diagnostics, deal research. Capabilities that were previously institutional-only — built into every mandate we run.
The Newsroom
Strong opinions.
Properly researched.
The newsroom is where we write what we actually think — about what buyers pay for, where deals collapse, what preparation is worth. Written for the person making the decision, not the person selling to them. Strong opinions, properly researched, written in plain English.
FAQs
Got questions? We’ve got answers. Here’s everything you need to know about working with us.
1. How long does a business sale take?
2. What is my business actually worth?
3. When should I start planning for an exit?
4. Who would buy my business?
5. What if I've already had an offer?
6. Adviser or broker — what's the difference?
7. How do you protect confidentiality during a sale?
8. How do your fees work?
The right conversation starts earlier than most people think.
How we work.
Who we work with.
Insights for the people on the owner's side of the table.
Occasional notes from Stone & Co on the M&A market - valuations, the decisions that define what comes next, and the opportunities most firms never surface. Written for owners and acquirers, not for the inboxes.
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Independent M&A advisory for owner-managed businesses and ambitious acquirers. UK and Europe.
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