From published mandate to first conversation, end to end.

1. A buyer submits an acquisition mandate

A prospective acquirer submits their requirement to our team, including sector focus, size range, geographic preference, buyer type, funding position and expected transaction structure.

2. Review by our team

We assess the submission against four standing tests: funding position, investment thesis, adviser standing where relevant, and readiness to transact. Mandates that do not meet all four are declined. Approved mandates are set to a consistent structure so that owners can compare on the criteria that matter.

3. Publication with a permanent reference

Each published mandate is assigned a permanent register reference (for example BW000295) that never changes and is never reused. Off-market notes carry SM references. Buyer identities are never published.

4. Owners review and respond in confidence

An owner reads the register, identifies mandates that fit, and writes to us quoting a reference. We treat every enquiry as confidential and share nothing with the acquirer without written authority.

5. Introduction under standard confidentiality

Where both sides wish to proceed, we coordinate a first conversation under a standard confidentiality expectation. Everything after that, diligence, structure, timing, price, is negotiated directly between the parties and their respective advisers.

What the register is not

• Not a listings marketplace: no auction, no bidding, no ranking.
• Not a broker: we do not participate in transaction economics between buyer and seller.
• Not a database: mandates are reviewed, not scraped, and are removed when no longer live.
• Not automated matching: introductions happen only when an owner initiates contact.