Buyers seeking multi-site hospitality groups businesses in the UK

Freehold is highly valued and often preferred, particularly in pubs and hotels, but well-let leasehold portfolios with sensible tenure and rents are actively acquired. Some buyers explicitly prefer asset-backed opportunities.

Requirements vary. Some acquirers focus on scaled groups above a defined EBITDA level. Others pursue smaller portfolios as bolt-on additions to an existing group, where the sites complement existing coverage and formats.

Each requirement states its own target turnover band, and many also set out profitability expectations, deal structure and the acquirer's funding position. Ranges run from owner-managed businesses through to established groups, so the individual mandate page is always the definitive statement of what that buyer will consider.

Nothing is published about your business. You read the acquirer's stated requirement, then write to our team quoting the mandate reference with a brief outline of your company. We review the fit and, where it is credible, make a discreet introduction. If you decide not to proceed, no trace of the approach is left.

Every acquirer has submitted a written mandate covering investment criteria, funding position, decision process and prior acquisition experience. Our team reviews each submission before publication, and requirements without a defined thesis or a credible route to completion are declined.