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Acquisition RequirementBW000585

Ready meals or prepared foods business wanted in the Midlands

Food & Drink ManufacturingReady Meals & Prepared Foods

A UK search fund is seeking the full acquisition of a ready meals or prepared foods business in the Midlands, with annual turnover of £5m to £10m. Confidential approaches from owners or advisers are welcomed.

  • Full acquisition
  • the Midlands
  • £5m to £10m turnover

Acquisition at a glance

Reference BW000585

Acquisition criteria

Reference
BW000585
Status
Active Requirement
Sector
Food & Drink Manufacturing
Sub-sector
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods
Last reviewed
13 July 2026
Target turnover
£5m to £10m
Target location
the Midlands
Acquisition intent
Investment acquisition
Acquisition type
Full acquisition

Buyer and transaction readiness

Buyer type
Search fund
Buyer origin
UK
Acquirer scale
Multi-acquisition group
Funding position
Funds agreed subject to deal
Decision readiness
Actively reviewing opportunities
Transaction experience
No prior acquisitions
Execution capability
In-house M&A capability with advisers

Geographic focus

Target location preference
the Midlands

Full description

A UK search fund is seeking the full acquisition of a ready meals or prepared foods business in the Midlands.

The target should have annual turnover of £5m to £10m. The search is focused on suitable businesses operating in the Midlands.

Owners of suitable businesses, or advisers acting on their behalf, are invited to make confidential contact.

Related opportunities

Ready Meals & Prepared Foods

Sub-sectorAll ready meals & prepared foods mandatesEvery published acquisition requirement filed under this sub-sector./sectors/food-drink-manufacturing/food-drink-manufacturing-ready-meals-and-prepared-foodsSectorFood & Drink ManufacturingEvery published mandate across the wider food & drink manufacturing sector./sectors/food-drink-manufacturingMarket noteSearch funds in the UK: who is buying, at what size, and whyA structural note on UK search-fund activity: deal sizes, sector concentration, and how their mandates read on the register./insights/search-funds-uk-market-2026

If you own a business of this kind, it is worth reading who is buying businesses like yours before you respond, and what an acquisition mandate contains so you can judge how firm this buyer's position is.

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